Bridging Global Frameworks: Governance Strategies Behind Cisco Common Control Framework v4.0 for Scalable Cloud Compliance

TL;DR

This paper presents Cisco's Common Control Framework v4.0, a scalable governance model that maps controls across multiple international compliance standards, streamlining cloud compliance efforts.

Contribution

It introduces a unified governance structure and control mapping approach that enhances scalability and audit readiness for Cisco's cloud compliance across various frameworks.

Findings

Cisco's cloud offerings now use a unified compliance model.

The framework effectively maps controls across multiple standards.

Governance processes support scalable and reliable compliance management.

Abstract

CCF v4.0 provides a standard way to ensure that Cisco's cloud products comply with the many quickly evolving requirements worldwide. To cope with increasing demands brought by ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, EU CRA, DORA, and NIS2, CCF v4.0 introduces reliable governance by grouping controls using modules mapped across many frameworks. In this document, I discuss the governance structure controlling the framework's progress, noting how the CAB helped and the relevant steps for mapping and validating controls. Because of this, Cisco now uses the same scalable and audit-ready compliance model in all $ 10 B+ of their cloud offerings.