Foundations for modern defensible architecture
Build secure and more resilient systems using modern defensible architecture. Apply key design foundations to help prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats.
Business systems support the enterprise functions that enable day-to-day operations. Compromise can disrupt those operations and provide pathways to more sensitive or critical systems.
The guidance within the ASD Essentials is organised into Domains, Principles and Actions.
These resources provide additional guidance to support the implementation of the Essentials for enterprise IT. They provide implementation guidance for achieving the indicators of good practice associated with each Action.
ASD’s Information security manual (ISM) also provides a catalogue of security controls that can be used to achieve the implementation of each Principle and Action.