What are they?
Implement better security control
What it is NOT?
Eight risk management mitigation activities your company should be performing today at a bare minimum level.
What it is NOT?
Implement better security control
What it is NOT?
The Essential Eight is not a stand-alone cyber security framework in itself. It targets a set of practical, or 'essential' control areas that can reduce significant amounts of possible data breaches.
Implement better security control
Implement better security control
Implement better security control
Developed by the ACSC in an effort to improve the cyber resilience of Australian businesses, for both Government and private sector.
Control Groupings
The Essential Eight controls are:
Organisations are recommended to implement Essential Eight mitigation strategies drawn from the ACSC's Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents as baseline.
Each control area is strategically grouped to provide optimal reduction of risk, allowing security teams to address high-risk areas and prioritise program effort.
Essential Eight Posture Assessment
This is why 3 Lights has developed our Essential Eight Posture Assessment, designed specifically to provide you with the right starting point from which to develop and implement an effective control framework, that significantly reduces the risk of cyber events.