The ASD Essential Eight

Proactive Measures To Bolster Your Cybersecurity Position

To help organizations proactively reduce their cyber exposure, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has published a cybersecurity baseline known as the “The Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents,” a prioritized list of initiatives to enhance computer security.

Tenable’s cyber exposure measurement technologies can help you to follow the Essential Eight Guidelines. Some of the guidelines lean towards technical implementation, while others are oriented toward organizational practice. We recommend that you read and understand the information provided by ASD before you dive into how Tenable can help with implementation.

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