GOV-04Governance and Accountability
Code of conduct and ethics affirmation
Expected conduct is published and affirmed by staff on joining and annually.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ◐ NISTCSF ◐ PCIDSS ◐ HIPAA ● GDPR ○ EUAIACT ◐ AIRMF ●
One objective. Many frameworks. Honest gaps.
DTCF normalises what an organization must achieve into 9 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.
DTCF 2026.1 · published 10 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · free to use with attribution
9Objectives
312Graded mappings
49Deliberate absences
8Frameworks
All families Governance and Accountability 4 Risk and Decisions 4 Obligations and Compliance 3 Data and Privacy 4 Identity and Access 4 Secure Operations 5 Third Parties and Supply Chain 3 Resilience and Response 4 AI and Automated Decisions 3 Assurance and Evidence 5
Any framework SOC2 31 full · 5 partial · 3 none ISO27001 30 full · 6 partial · 3 none NISTCSF 31 full · 6 partial · 2 none PCIDSS 27 full · 7 partial · 5 none HIPAA 22 full · 10 partial · 7 none GDPR 11 full · 19 partial · 9 none EUAIACT 10 full · 16 partial · 13 none AIRMF 22 full · 10 partial · 7 none
RSK-02Risk and Decisions
Risk register with owners and treatment
Risks are recorded with inherent and residual judgement, an owner, a treatment decision and a review date.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ● NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ◐ HIPAA ● GDPR ○ EUAIACT ● AIRMF ●
RSK-03Risk and Decisions
Acceptances expire
Accepted risks and control exceptions carry an accountable executive, a compensating control and an expiry date.
SOC2 ◐ ISO27001 ◐ NISTCSF ◐ PCIDSS ◐ HIPAA ○ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ○ AIRMF ◐
RSK-04Risk and Decisions
Appetite and indicators
Risk appetite is stated in terms someone can measure, with indicators and thresholds that trigger action.
SOC2 ◐ ISO27001 ◐ NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ○ HIPAA ○ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ◐ AIRMF ●
ACC-04Identity and Access
Privileged access controlled
Administrative access is limited, separately approved, monitored and time-bound where possible.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ● NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ● HIPAA ◐ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ○ AIRMF ○
OPS-01Secure Operations
Change management
Changes to production are requested, reviewed, tested and recorded, with emergency changes reconciled afterwards.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ● NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ● HIPAA ◐ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ◐ AIRMF ◐
ASR-01Assurance and Evidence
Controls have owners
Every control has one accountable owner and named performers for its tasks.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ● NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ● HIPAA ◐ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ○ AIRMF ●
ASR-02Assurance and Evidence
Populations are complete
Where a control is tested by sample, the population is defined and its completeness can be demonstrated.
SOC2 ◐ ISO27001 ◐ NISTCSF ○ PCIDSS ● HIPAA ○ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ○ AIRMF ○
ASR-05Assurance and Evidence
Findings are closed with evidence
Findings carry an owner, a date, a remediation and evidence that the fix works.
SOC2 ● ISO27001 ● NISTCSF ● PCIDSS ● HIPAA ◐ GDPR ○ EUAIACT ◐ AIRMF ●
How DTCF is governed
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.
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