DTCF normalises what an organization must achieve into 16 objectives across 10 families, then maps each to the frameworks practitioners face. Mappings are graded: fully addressed, partially addressed, or deliberately absent with the reason recorded. An empty cell is a finding about the framework, not a gap in your programme.
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A named individual is accountable for the digital trust programme, with the authority and budget to direct it.
Security, privacy and compliance responsibilities are assigned and communicated to the people who hold them.
Expected conduct is published and affirmed by staff on joining and annually.
Risk appetite is stated in terms someone can measure, with indicators and thresholds that trigger action.
Legal, regulatory and contractual obligations that apply are identified, owned and kept current.
What is in scope for each framework or certification is decided, justified and recorded, including deliberate exclusions.
Data held is inventoried, classified and assigned an owner.
Personal data is processed on a stated basis, limited to what is needed and kept only as long as needed.
Changes to production are requested, reviewed, tested and recorded, with emergency changes reconciled afterwards.
Vulnerabilities are discovered, prioritised by risk and remediated within stated timeframes, with exceptions recorded.
Third parties with access to data or systems are inventoried with an owner and a criticality judgement.
Third parties are assessed before onboarding and periodically thereafter, at a depth proportionate to what they touch.
Contracts carry security, privacy and breach terms, and access and data are recovered when the relationship ends.
An incident response plan exists, names roles, and is exercised.
Controls are tested by someone other than the person who performs them, and results are reported without softening.
Findings carry an owner, a date, a remediation and evidence that the fix works.
First edition. Objectives are normalised statements of what an organization must achieve. Mappings are graded: full, partial, or a recorded absence with the reason it is absent. An empty cell is a finding about the framework, not about the objective.
Framework names and references are the property of their publishers. DTCF is an independent mapping and is not endorsed by them. Corrections are welcome through the contact form and are published in the edition changelog.