EBA Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management (EBA/GL/2019/04)
European Banking Authority guidelines on ICT and security risk management for credit institutions, investment firms, and payment service providers across the EU. 33 guidelines across ICT governance and strategy, ICT and security risk management framework, information security, ICT operations management, ICT project and change management, business continuity management, and payment service user relationship management. Being superseded by DORA for in-scope entities from January 2025.
Controls: 178
Total Mappings: 283
Publisher: European Banking Authority (EBA) Version: 2019 (GL/2019/04) AC (13) AT (6) AU (13) CA (7) CM (13) CP (13) IA (9) IR (9) MA (4) MP (1) PE (16) PL (7) PM (15) PS (2) PT (1) RA (7) SA (15) SC (12) SI (10) SR (5)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.2.13.3.13.4.13.4.2 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | 3.4.2 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | 3.4.2 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | 3.4.2 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | 3.4.2 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | 3.4.2 |
| AC-07 | Unsuccessful Logon Attempts | 3.4.2 |
| AC-10 | Concurrent Session Control | 3.4.2 |
| AC-11 | Device Lock | 3.4.2 |
| AC-12 | Session Termination | 3.4.2 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | 3.4.2 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | 3.2.3 |
| AC-24 | Access Control Decisions | 3.4.2 |
AT Awareness and Training
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.3.53.4.1 |
| AU-02 | Event Logging | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-04 | Audit Log Storage Capacity | 3.4.5 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | 3.4.5 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | 3.4.53.5(c)3.8(c) |
| AU-07 | Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation | 3.4.5 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-11 | Audit Record Retention | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | 3.4.53.5(c) |
| AU-13 | Monitoring for Information Disclosure | 3.4.5 |
| AU-14 | Session Audit | 3.4.5 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| CA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.2.13.3.13.4.1 |
| CA-02 | Control Assessments | 3.3.63.4.6 |
| CA-04 | Security Certification | 3.4.6 |
| CA-05 | Plan of Action and Milestones | 3.3.43.3.6 |
| CA-07 | Continuous Monitoring | 3.3.53.3.63.4.53.4.6 |
| CA-08 | Penetration Testing | 3.4.6 |
| CA-09 | Internal System Connections | 3.3.6 |
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.13.6.3 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | 3.4.43.5(a) |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | 3.4.43.5(b)3.6.3 |
| CM-04 | Impact Analyses | 3.4.63.5(b)3.6.3 |
| CM-05 | Access Restrictions for Change | 3.4.43.6.3 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | 3.4.43.5(a) |
| CM-07 | Least Functionality | 3.4.4 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | 3.3.23.4.43.5(a)3.5(b) |
| CM-09 | Configuration Management Plan | 3.6.3 |
| CM-11 | User-installed Software | 3.4.4 |
| CM-12 | Information Location | 3.3.2 |
| CM-13 | Data Action Mapping | 3.3.2 |
| CM-14 | Signed Components | 3.6.3 |
CP Contingency Planning
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| CP-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.7.2 |
| CP-02 | Contingency Plan | 3.5(a)3.7.13.7.23.7.33.7.5 |
| CP-03 | Contingency Training | 3.7.4 |
| CP-04 | Contingency Plan Testing | 3.7.4 |
| CP-05 | Contingency Plan Update | 3.7.4 |
| CP-06 | Alternate Storage Site | 3.7.2 |
| CP-07 | Alternate Processing Site | 3.7.2 |
| CP-08 | Telecommunications Services | 3.7.2 |
| CP-09 | System Backup | 3.7.2 |
| CP-10 | System Recovery and Reconstitution | 3.7.23.7.3 |
| CP-11 | Alternate Communications Protocols | 3.7.2 |
| CP-12 | Safe Mode | 3.7.2 |
| CP-13 | Alternative Security Mechanisms | 3.7.2 |
IA Identification and Authentication
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.13.4.2 |
| IA-02 | Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) | 3.4.23.8(b) |
| IA-03 | Device Identification and Authentication | 3.4.2 |
| IA-04 | Identifier Management | 3.4.2 |
| IA-05 | Authenticator Management | 3.4.23.8(b) |
| IA-06 | Authentication Feedback | 3.4.2 |
| IA-08 | Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users) | 3.4.23.8(b) |
| IA-11 | Re-authentication | 3.8(b) |
| IA-12 | Identity Proofing | 3.4.2 |
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.13.5(d)3.7.3 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | 3.5(d) |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | 3.5(d)3.7.4 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | 3.5(d)3.7.3 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | 3.5(d) |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | 3.5(d)3.7.53.8(d) |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | 3.5(d)3.7.53.8(d) |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | 3.5(d)3.7.3 |
| IR-09 | Information Spillage Response | 3.5(d) |
MA Maintenance
MP Media Protection
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| MP-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.1 |
PE Physical and Environmental Protection
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| PE-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.13.4.3 |
| PE-02 | Physical Access Authorizations | 3.4.3 |
| PE-03 | Physical Access Control | 3.4.3 |
| PE-04 | Access Control for Transmission | 3.4.3 |
| PE-05 | Access Control for Output Devices | 3.4.3 |
| PE-06 | Monitoring Physical Access | 3.4.3 |
| PE-08 | Visitor Access Records | 3.4.3 |
| PE-09 | Power Equipment and Cabling | 3.4.3 |
| PE-10 | Emergency Shutoff | 3.4.3 |
| PE-11 | Emergency Power | 3.4.3 |
| PE-12 | Emergency Lighting | 3.4.3 |
| PE-13 | Fire Protection | 3.4.3 |
| PE-14 | Environmental Controls | 3.4.3 |
| PE-15 | Water Damage Protection | 3.4.3 |
| PE-17 | Alternate Work Site | 3.4.3 |
| PE-18 | Location of System Components | 3.4.3 |
PL Planning
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| PL-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.2.13.2.23.3.13.4.13.6.1 |
| PL-02 | System Security and Privacy Plans | 3.2.23.6.1 |
| PL-04 | Rules of Behavior | 3.4.7 |
| PL-07 | Concept of Operations | 3.6.1 |
| PL-09 | Central Management | 3.2.13.2.23.3.1 |
| PL-10 | Baseline Selection | 3.13.3.13.3.4 |
| PL-11 | Baseline Tailoring | 3.13.3.13.3.4 |
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | 3.13.2.13.2.23.3.13.4.13.6.1 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | 3.2.13.3.1 |
| PM-03 | Information Security and Privacy Resources | 3.2.23.6.1 |
| PM-04 | Plan of Action and Milestones Process | 3.3.4 |
| PM-05 | System Inventory | 3.3.23.5(a) |
| PM-06 | Measures of Performance | 3.3.5 |
| PM-09 | Risk Management Strategy | 3.3.33.4.13.7.1 |
| PM-10 | Authorization Process | 3.6.1 |
| PM-11 | Mission and Business Process Definition | 3.3.23.7.1 |
| PM-13 | Security and Privacy Workforce | 3.4.7 |
| PM-14 | Testing, Training, and Monitoring | 3.4.7 |
| PM-20 | Dissemination of Privacy Program Information | 3.8(a) |
| PM-21 | Accounting of Disclosures | 3.8(a) |
| PM-28 | Risk Framing | 3.3.13.3.3 |
| PM-29 | Risk Management Program Leadership Roles | 3.2.13.3.1 |
PS Personnel Security
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| PT-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.1 |
RA Risk Assessment
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| RA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.13.3.13.3.33.4.1 |
| RA-02 | Security Categorization | 3.3.23.3.3 |
| RA-03 | Risk Assessment | 3.3.33.3.53.7.1 |
| RA-04 | Risk Assessment Update | 3.3.5 |
| RA-05 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | 3.4.6 |
| RA-07 | Risk Response | 3.3.33.3.43.3.5 |
| RA-09 | Criticality Analysis | 3.3.23.3.33.7.1 |
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.13.6.1 |
| SA-02 | Allocation of Resources | 3.2.23.6.1 |
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | 3.5(a)3.5(b)3.6.13.6.2 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | 3.2.33.6.13.6.2 |
| SA-05 | System Documentation | 3.3.2 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | 3.4.43.6.13.6.2 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | 3.2.3 |
| SA-10 | Developer Configuration Management | 3.6.23.6.3 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | 3.4.63.6.2 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | 3.4.63.6.2 |
| SA-16 | Developer-provided Training | 3.6.2 |
| SA-17 | Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design | 3.6.2 |
| SA-20 | Customized Development of Critical Components | 3.6.2 |
| SA-21 | Developer Screening | 3.6.2 |
| SA-22 | Unsupported System Components | 3.5(b) |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.1 |
| SC-05 | Denial-of-service Protection | 3.5(a) |
| SC-06 | Resource Availability | 3.5(a) |
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | 3.4.4 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | 3.8(b) |
| SC-10 | Network Disconnect | 3.4.2 |
| SC-12 | Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management | 3.8(b) |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | 3.8(b) |
| SC-15 | Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications | 3.8(a) |
| SC-23 | Session Authenticity | 3.8(b) |
| SC-24 | Fail in Known State | 3.7.3 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | 3.4.4 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | EBA ICT Guidelines References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-01 | Policy and Procedures | 3.4.1 |
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | 3.4.43.5(b) |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | 3.4.4 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | 3.4.53.5(c)3.8(c) |
| SI-05 | Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives | 3.4.53.8(d) |
| SI-06 | Security and Privacy Function Verification | 3.4.6 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | 3.4.4 |
| SI-11 | Error Handling | 3.5(c) |
| SI-13 | Predictable Failure Prevention | 3.5(a) |
| SI-20 | Tainting | 3.8(c) |