PRA SS1/21 & SS2/21 — Operational Resilience and Outsourcing

UK Prudential Regulation Authority requirements for operational resilience at PRA-regulated firms. PRA SS1/21 covers identification of important business services, impact tolerance setting, resource mapping, scenario testing, and self-assessment. PRA SS2/21 covers outsourcing governance, materiality assessment, due diligence, contractual requirements, sub-outsourcing chains, intra-group outsourcing, and exit strategies. Packaged under PRA Policy Statement PS6/21.

AC Access Control

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
AC-04 Information Flow Enforcement
SS2/21-11.1
AC-20 Use Of External Information Systems
SS2/21-14.1SS2/21-9.1

AT Awareness and Training

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
AT-03 Security Training
SS2/21-17.1
AT-06 Training Feedback
SS1/21-6.2

AU Audit and Accountability

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
AU-01 Audit And Accountability Policy And Procedures
SS2/21-6.2
AU-06 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, And Reporting
SS2/21-15.1
AU-11 Audit Record Retention
SS2/21-13.1

CA Security Assessment and Authorization

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
CA-02 Security Assessments
SS1/21-7.1SS2/21-6.2
CA-03 Information System Connections
SS2/21-9.1
CA-05 Plan Of Action And Milestones
PS6/21-1.1SS1/21-6.2
CA-07 Continuous Monitoring
SS1/21-7.1SS2/21-7.1
CA-08 Penetration Testing
SS1/21-6.1

CM Configuration Management

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
CM-03 Configuration Change Control
SS1/21-11.1
CM-04 Monitoring Configuration Changes
SS1/21-11.1
CM-08 Information System Component Inventory
SS1/21-5.2SS2/21-13.1
CM-12 Information Location
SS1/21-3.1SS1/21-5.2SS2/21-14.1
CM-13 Data Action Mapping
SS1/21-3.1SS1/21-5.2SS1/21-9.1

CP Contingency Planning

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
CP-01 Contingency Planning Policy And Procedures
SS2/21-10.1
CP-02 Contingency Plan
SS1/21-10.1SS1/21-3.1SS1/21-4.1SS1/21-5.1SS1/21-8.1SS2/21-10.1SS2/21-12.1
CP-04 Contingency Plan Testing And Exercises
SS1/21-6.1SS1/21-6.2SS2/21-10.1
CP-06 Alternate Storage Site
SS1/21-5.3SS2/21-10.1
CP-07 Alternate Processing Site
SS1/21-5.3SS2/21-10.1

IR Incident Response

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
IR-01 Incident Response Policy And Procedures
SS1/21-8.1
IR-03 Incident Response Testing And Exercises
SS1/21-6.1SS1/21-6.2
IR-04 Incident Handling
SS1/21-8.1
IR-06 Incident Reporting
SS1/21-8.1SS2/21-15.1
IR-07 Incident Response Assistance
SS1/21-8.1

MP Media Protection

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
MP-04 Media Storage
SS2/21-11.1
MP-05 Media Transport
SS2/21-11.1

PE Physical and Environmental Protection

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
PE-01 Physical And Environmental Protection Policy And Procedures
SS1/21-5.3
PE-17 Alternate Work Site
SS1/21-5.3

PL Planning

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
PL-01 Security Planning Policy And Procedures
SS1/21-3.2
PL-08 Security and Privacy Architectures
SS1/21-5.2SS1/21-9.1
PL-10 Baseline Selection
PS6/21-2.1
PL-11 Baseline Tailoring
PS6/21-2.1

PM Program Management

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
PM-01 Information Security Program Plan
PS6/21-1.1SS1/21-3.2SS2/21-3.1
PM-02 Information Security Program Leadership Role
SS1/21-3.2SS2/21-17.1
PM-04 Plan of Action and Milestones Process
PS6/21-1.1
PM-05 System Inventory
SS2/21-13.1
PM-06 Measures of Performance
SS1/21-6.2SS1/21-7.1
PM-08 Critical Infrastructure Plan
SS1/21-3.1
PM-09 Risk Management Strategy
PS6/21-2.1SS1/21-10.1SS1/21-3.2SS1/21-4.1SS2/21-12.1SS2/21-3.1SS2/21-4.1SS2/21-9.1
PM-11 Mission and Business Process Definition
SS1/21-11.1SS1/21-3.1SS1/21-4.1SS1/21-5.1SS1/21-9.1SS2/21-4.1
PM-13 Security and Privacy Workforce
SS1/21-5.1SS2/21-17.1
PM-14 Testing, Training, and Monitoring
SS1/21-6.1SS1/21-7.1SS2/21-7.1
PM-27 Privacy Reporting
SS2/21-15.1
PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles
SS1/21-3.2
PM-30 Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy
SS2/21-16.1
PM-31 Continuous Monitoring Strategy
PS6/21-1.1SS1/21-7.1

PS Personnel Security

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
PS-01 Personnel Security Policy And Procedures
SS1/21-5.1
PS-02 Position Categorization
SS1/21-5.1SS2/21-17.1
PS-07 Third-Party Personnel Security
SS2/21-5.1SS2/21-6.1

RA Risk Assessment

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
RA-02 Security Categorization
PS6/21-2.1
RA-03 Risk Assessment
SS1/21-10.1SS1/21-4.1SS1/21-6.1SS2/21-16.1SS2/21-4.1SS2/21-5.1
RA-09 Criticality Analysis
SS1/21-3.1SS1/21-5.2SS1/21-9.1SS2/21-4.1

SA System and Services Acquisition

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
SA-04 Acquisitions
SS2/21-3.1SS2/21-5.1SS2/21-6.1
SA-09 External Information System Services
SS1/21-5.2SS1/21-5.3SS1/21-9.1SS2/21-10.1SS2/21-11.1SS2/21-12.1SS2/21-13.1SS2/21-14.1SS2/21-16.1SS2/21-3.1SS2/21-5.1SS2/21-6.1SS2/21-6.2SS2/21-7.1SS2/21-8.1SS2/21-9.1
SA-10 Developer Configuration Management
SS1/21-11.1
SA-21 Developer Screening
SS2/21-5.1

SC System and Communications Protection

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
SC-07 Boundary Protection
SS2/21-14.1
SC-08 Transmission Integrity
SS2/21-11.1
SC-13 Use Of Cryptography
SS2/21-11.1
SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
SS2/21-11.1

SI System and Information Integrity

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
SI-04 Information System Monitoring Tools And Techniques
SS2/21-7.1

SR Supply Chain Risk Management

Control Name PRA Operational Resilience References
SR-01 Policy and Procedures
SS1/21-5.3SS2/21-12.1SS2/21-16.1SS2/21-3.1SS2/21-8.1
SR-02 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan
SS1/21-5.3SS2/21-16.1SS2/21-3.1SS2/21-8.1
SR-03 Supply Chain Controls and Processes
SS2/21-14.1SS2/21-6.1SS2/21-8.1
SR-06 Supplier Assessments and Reviews
SS2/21-5.1SS2/21-6.1SS2/21-6.2SS2/21-7.1