CBUAE Cyber Risk and Operational Resilience Framework
Central Bank of the UAE mandatory framework for cyber risk governance, security operations, incident management, and operational resilience for all CBUAE-regulated financial institutions. 14 sections covering governance, risk management, SOC, identity and access management, data protection, application and infrastructure security, cryptography, incident management, security testing, awareness, third-party risk, operational resilience, and regulatory reporting.
AC (18) AT (5) AU (10) CA (8) CM (10) CP (12) IA (10) IR (9) MP (7) PL (6) PM (18) PS (1) PT (8) RA (9) SA (12) SC (16) SI (11) SR (5)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-4 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | CR-4 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | CR-4 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | CR-4CR-5 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | CR-4 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | CR-4 |
| AC-07 | Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | CR-4 |
| AC-08 | System Use Notification | CR-4 |
| AC-10 | Concurrent Session Control | CR-4 |
| AC-11 | Device Lock | CR-4 |
| AC-12 | Session Termination | CR-4 |
| AC-14 | Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication | CR-4 |
| AC-16 | Security and Privacy Attributes | CR-5 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | CR-4 |
| AC-19 | Access Control for Mobile Devices | CR-4 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | CR-4 |
| AC-23 | Data Mining Protection | CR-5 |
| AC-24 | Access Control Decisions | CR-4 |
AT Awareness and Training
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-02 | Event Logging | CR-3 |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | CR-3 |
| AU-04 | Audit Log Storage Capacity | CR-3 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | CR-3 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | CR-3 |
| AU-07 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | CR-3 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | CR-3 |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | CR-3 |
| AU-10 | Non-repudiation | CR-3 |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | CR-3 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| CA-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-14 |
| CA-02 | Control Assessments | CR-10CR-14 |
| CA-03 | Information Exchange | CR-14 |
| CA-05 | Plan of Action and Milestones | CR-2CR-14 |
| CA-06 | Authorization | CR-14 |
| CA-07 | Continuous Monitoring | CR-3CR-10CR-14 |
| CA-08 | Penetration Testing | CR-10 |
| CA-09 | Internal System Connections | CR-10 |
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-7 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | CR-7 |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | CR-7 |
| CM-05 | Access Restrictions for Change | CR-7 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | CR-7 |
| CM-07 | Least Functionality | CR-7 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | CR-7 |
| CM-09 | Configuration Management Plan | CR-7 |
| CM-12 | Information Location | CR-5 |
| CM-14 | Signed Components | CR-6 |
CP Contingency Planning
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| CP-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-13 |
| CP-02 | Contingency Plan | CR-13 |
| CP-03 | Contingency Training | CR-13 |
| CP-04 | Contingency Plan Testing | CR-13 |
| CP-06 | Alternate Storage Site | CR-13 |
| CP-07 | Alternate Processing Site | CR-13 |
| CP-08 | Telecommunications Services | CR-13 |
| CP-09 | System Backup | CR-13 |
| CP-10 | System Recovery and Reconstitution | CR-13 |
| CP-11 | Alternate Communications Protocols | CR-13 |
| CP-12 | Safe Mode | CR-13 |
| CP-13 | Alternative Security Mechanisms | CR-13 |
IA Identification and Authentication
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-4 |
| IA-02 | Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) | CR-4 |
| IA-03 | Device Identification and Authentication | CR-4 |
| IA-04 | Identifier Management | CR-4 |
| IA-05 | Authenticator Management | CR-4 |
| IA-06 | Authentication Feedback | CR-4 |
| IA-08 | Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users) | CR-4 |
| IA-09 | Service Identification and Authentication | CR-4 |
| IA-11 | Re-authentication | CR-4 |
| IA-12 | Identity Proofing | CR-4 |
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-9 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | CR-9 |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | CR-9 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | CR-3CR-9 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | CR-9 |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | CR-9 |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | CR-9 |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | CR-9 |
| IR-09 | Information Spillage Response | CR-9 |
MP Media Protection
PL Planning
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | CR-1 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | CR-1 |
| PM-03 | Information Security and Privacy Resources | CR-1 |
| PM-04 | Plan of Action and Milestones Process | CR-14 |
| PM-06 | Measures of Performance | CR-14 |
| PM-08 | Critical Infrastructure Plan | CR-13 |
| PM-09 | Risk Management Strategy | CR-1CR-2 |
| PM-10 | Authorization Process | CR-14 |
| PM-11 | Mission and Business Process Definition | CR-13 |
| PM-13 | Security and Privacy Workforce | CR-1CR-11 |
| PM-14 | Testing, Training, and Monitoring | CR-10 |
| PM-15 | Security and Privacy Groups and Associations | CR-11 |
| PM-16 | Threat Awareness Program | CR-3 |
| PM-28 | Risk Framing | CR-1CR-2 |
| PM-29 | Risk Management Program Leadership Roles | CR-1 |
| PM-30 | Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy | CR-12 |
| PM-31 | Continuous Monitoring Strategy | CR-12 |
| PM-32 | Purposing | CR-12 |
PS Personnel Security
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| PS-09 | Position Descriptions | CR-1 |
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| PT-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-5 |
| PT-02 | Authority to Process Personally Identifiable Information | CR-5 |
| PT-03 | Personally Identifiable Information Processing Purposes | CR-5 |
| PT-04 | Consent | CR-5 |
| PT-05 | Privacy Notice | CR-5 |
| PT-06 | System of Records Notice | CR-5 |
| PT-07 | Specific Categories of Personally Identifiable Information | CR-5 |
| PT-08 | Computer Matching Requirements | CR-5 |
RA Risk Assessment
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| RA-01 | Policy and Procedures | CR-2 |
| RA-02 | Security Categorization | CR-2 |
| RA-03 | Risk Assessment | CR-2 |
| RA-04 | Risk Assessment Update | CR-2 |
| RA-05 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | CR-7CR-10 |
| RA-06 | Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Survey | CR-10 |
| RA-07 | Risk Response | CR-2 |
| RA-09 | Criticality Analysis | CR-2CR-10 |
| RA-10 | Threat Hunting | CR-3 |
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | CR-6 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | CR-6CR-12 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | CR-6 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | CR-12 |
| SA-10 | Developer Configuration Management | CR-6 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | CR-6 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | CR-6 |
| SA-16 | Developer-provided Training | CR-6 |
| SA-17 | Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | CR-6 |
| SA-20 | Customized Development of Critical Components | CR-6 |
| SA-21 | Developer Screening | CR-6CR-12 |
| SA-22 | Unsupported System Components | CR-12 |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-05 | Denial-of-service Protection | CR-7 |
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | CR-7 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | CR-5CR-8 |
| SC-12 | Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management | CR-8 |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | CR-5CR-8 |
| SC-17 | Public Key Infrastructure Certificates | CR-8 |
| SC-20 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source) | CR-7 |
| SC-21 | Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver) | CR-7 |
| SC-22 | Architecture and Provisioning for Name/Address Resolution Service | CR-7 |
| SC-24 | Fail in Known State | CR-13 |
| SC-26 | Decoys | CR-3 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | CR-5CR-8 |
| SC-39 | Process Isolation | CR-7 |
| SC-40 | Wireless Link Protection | CR-8 |
| SC-41 | Port and I/O Device Access | CR-7 |
| SC-44 | Detonation Chambers | CR-3 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | CBUAE References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | CR-7 |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | CR-7 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | CR-3CR-7 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | CR-7 |
| SI-10 | Information Input Validation | CR-6 |
| SI-11 | Error Handling | CR-6 |
| SI-12 | Information Management and Retention | CR-5 |
| SI-13 | Predictable Failure Prevention | CR-13 |
| SI-15 | Information Output Filtering | CR-6 |
| SI-16 | Memory Protection | CR-7 |
| SI-17 | Fail-safe Procedures | CR-13 |