Agile Security Framework - Baseline

ASF-Baseline

Quick overview of essential security domains - holistic baseline for custom framework

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11 Cloud Security

Cloud Security

Understanding of the shared responsibility model, applying the same principles of IAM, network, and data protection, threat detection, and response

04 Data Protection and Privacy

Data Protection and Privacy

Encryption (in transit and at rest), audit trails, privacy by design (data minimization at least), GDPR compliance

14 Disaster Recovery & Backup

Disaster Recovery & Backup

Offline or immutable backups, performed and tested, protocols and playbooks for disaster recovery documented and tested, cyber resiliency strategy documented and known

05 Endpoint Protection

Endpoint Protection

Antivirus/Antimalware, EDR, MDM, Application Control, quarantaine management, email and browsing security

03 IAM/PAM

IAM/PAM

Identity federation, SSO and MFA, group-based access management, secrets management, AD hardening, IAM aligned with onboarding and offboarding processes

02 Inventory

Inventory

Hardware and software components listed, regular controls and audits, lifecycle management, categorization, visibility, and continuous improvement

06 Network Protection

Network Protection

Network segmentation, Firewall, IDS, Remote Access Control (VPN and/or ZTNA), WAF, NAC, and Wireless Security

10 Physical Security

Physical Security

Facility access control, surveillance, security personnel, visitor management, locks and safes, emergency response, secure disposal

01 Risk, Governance and Regulation

Risk, Governance and Regulation

Risk analysis, assigned personnel, management involvement, regulatory framework identification, independent audit

13 Security Detection and Response

Security Detection and Response

Aggregation of events for inspection and correlation, logs protection, tooling and processes for timely incident response involving relevant stakeholders

12 Software Security

Software Security

Application security and DevSecOps principles, threat modelling, use standard libraries, software factory security through gates (SAST, SCA, secret leaks, DAST)

09 Third-Party Risk Management

Third-Party Risk Management

Vendor management, exit strategy, privileged communication channels, decoupling, incident management, contract management

08 Training

Training

General cybersecurity awareness, specialized training, campaigns to check for efficiency

07 Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management

Identification on all workloads and assets, monitoring and communication, triage and prioritization processes, continuous patching, periodic checkpoints