Navigate Global Frameworks & Standards with Clarity and Confidence
Explore the leading cybersecurity, compliance, privacy, resilience and AI frameworks supported by CARAgrc—mapped into one practical operating system for governance, risk, audit and trust.
Why Frameworks and Standards Matter
Too Many Frameworks
Overlapping standards create confusion and waste time.
Duplicate Questions
Different frameworks ask the same things in different ways.
Control Mapping Fatigue
Teams spend more time mapping controls than reducing risk.
Audit-Driven Busywork
Box-ticking takes over from real security outcomes.
Need for Practical Security Outcomes
Focus on what stops adversaries, not just what satisfies auditors.
NIST CSF 2.0
Strategic cyber framework
ISO/IEC 27001
ISMS & control governance
COBIT
IT governance & business outcomes
NIST AI RMF
Trustworthy AI deployment
ISO/IEC 42001
AI management at scale
CIS Controls v8
Prioritized technical safeguards
Zero Trust (ZTA)
Identity-first security
SOC 2
Customer trust & assurance
MITRE ATT&CK
Behavioral threat modeling
HITRUST CSF
Multi-regulatory mapping
DORA
Operational resilience
ISO/IEC 27701
Privacy information management
NIST PQC
Quantum-safe defense
NIS2
Critical infrastructure resilience
PCI DSS v4.0.1
Payment data integrity
RBI CSF
Financial sector cyber resilience
Framework and Standard Categories
Cybersecurity & Risk
- • NIST CSF 2.0
- • CIS Controls v8
- • Zero Trust (ZTA)
- • MITRE ATT&CK
Compliance & Governance
- • ISO/IEC 27001
- • COBIT
- • HITRUST CSF
Audit & Assurance
- • SOC 2
- • PCI DSS v4.0.1
- • DORA
AI Governance
- • NIST AI RMF
- • ISO/IEC 42001
- • NIST PQC
Privacy & Data Protection
- • ISO/IEC 27701
Resilience & Sector-Specific
- • NIS2
- • RBI CSF
What Each Framework and Standard Covers
NIST CSF 2.0
Cybersecurity outcomes and governance structure.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISMS requirements and control governance.
CIS Controls v8
Prioritized, practical technical safeguards.
NIST AI RMF /
ISO 42001
Trustworthy AI governance and management.
PCI DSS v4.0.1
Secure cardholder data across the payment lifecycle.
RBI CSF
Financial sector cyber resilience and governance.