Common Controls (CCs)

A Common Control is a shared compliance requirement written in plain language, and connected to the mandates that an organization must follow. The UCF has an entire suite of more than 40,000 Common Controls to choose from when mapping a document. For example, the mandate above, 'Ensure that your organization has an information security program in place' would match to the Common Control 'Establish, implement, and maintain an information security program'. As the compliance landscape changes, and as the number of topics that Unified Compliance covers grows the UCF's suite of common controls similarly evolves. When need arises, Common Controls are added, redacted, and merged in order to provide comprehensive coverage for all compliance initiatives.