DTCF normalises what an organization must achieve into 19 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
A named individual is accountable for the digital trust programme, with the authority and budget to direct it.
Policies covering the organization's obligations are approved, dated, owned and reviewed on a stated cycle.
Security, privacy and compliance responsibilities are assigned and communicated to the people who hold them.
Risks to objectives are identified and assessed on a defined cadence and on material change.
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.
People receive role-relevant training on joining and at a defined cadence, and completion is evidenced.
Access is provisioned on a documented request, changed when a role changes and removed promptly on departure.
Entitlements are reviewed by someone who can judge them, with revocations tracked to completion.
Authentication is proportionate to risk, with multi-factor authentication on administrative and remote access.
Vulnerabilities are discovered, prioritised by risk and remediated within stated timeframes, with exceptions recorded.
Security-relevant events are logged, retained and reviewed, with alerts that reach a person who acts.
Devices with access to organizational data are hardened, patched, encrypted and recoverable.
Security requirements, review and testing are part of how software is built and released.
An incident response plan exists, names roles, and is exercised.
Critical processes have recovery objectives, a continuity plan and a tested route back to service.
AI and automated decision systems in use are inventoried with purpose, owner, data and risk classification.
AI systems are assessed for harm, bias, robustness and transparency before use, and the assessment is revisited on change.
Controls are tested by someone other than the person who performs them, and results are reported without softening.
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.