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Essential Cybersecurity Controls
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Cybersecurity Defense
Asset Management
To ensure that the organization has an accurate and detailed inventory of information and
Objective
technology assets in order to support the organization’s cybersecurity and operational
requirements to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology
assets.
Controls
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2-2
Objective
Cybersecurity requirements for managing information and technology assets must be defined,
documented and approved.
The cybersecurity requirements for managing information and technology assets must be
implemented.
Acceptable use policy of information and technology assets must be defined, documented and
approved.
Acceptable use policy of information and technology assets must be implemented.
Information and technology assets must be classified, labeled and handled as per related law and
regulatory requirements.
The cybersecurity requirements for managing information and technology assets must be reviewed
periodically.
Identity and Access Management
To ensure the secure and restricted logical access to information and technology assets in order
to prevent unauthorized access and allow only authorized access for users which are necessary to
accomplish assigned tasks.
Controls
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2-2-2
Cybersecurity requirements for identity and access management must be defined, documented
and approved.
The cybersecurity requirements for identity and access management must be implemented.
The cybersecurity requirements for identity and access management must include at least the
following
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User authentication based on username and password.
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Multi-factor authentication for remote access.
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User authorization based on identity and access control principles: Need-to-Know
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Privileged access management.
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Periodic review of users’ identities and access rights.
and Need-to-Use, Least Privilege and Segregation of Duties.
The Implementation of the cybersecurity requirements for identity and access management must
be reviewed periodically.
Document Classification: Unclassified
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