OR-06 IT Operations & Resilience

Job Scheduling Control

Automated processing is scheduled and access-controlled.

Domain
IT Operations & Resilience
Control type
Preventive
Automated / manual
Hybrid
Frequency
Continuous
Framework reference
COBIT DSS01

What good looks like

Scheduled jobs are documented; scheduler access restricted; job changes controlled.

Risk if it fails

Unauthorised job changes; processing errors.

How Tess tests it

3 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Scheduler-access restriction defined

Design
Procedure
Inspect the policy.
Expected
Access restriction defined.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
Scheduler config, access listing, job-change records.

Scheduler access matches authorised

Operating
Procedure
Reconcile scheduler access.
Expected
Appropriate access only.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
Scheduler config, access listing, job-change records.

Job changes controlled/documented

Operating
Procedure
Sample job changes.
Expected
Controlled and documented.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
Scheduler config, access listing, job-change records.

Evidence Tess looks for

Scheduler config, access listing, job-change records.

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