In cybersecurity, there are different types of documents that together structure governance and compliance: laws and regulations (e.g., binding legal texts such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation) impose mandatory requirements and sanctions; contractual obligations translate security expectations into enforceable commitments between parties (such as security clauses in supplier agreements); standards (like ISO/IEC 27001) define certifiable best practices; frameworks (for example, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework) provide structured guidance to assess and improve security posture; guidelines offer non-binding recommendations and practical interpretation; and tools support implementation through technical or methodological means (e.g., risk assessment or vulnerability scanning tools). Together, these instruments differ in legal force, level of prescriptiveness, and operational purpose, but collectively shape an organization’s cybersecurity posture.
The content of the “NIST CSF 2.0 to ISO 27002:2022 Annexure A Mapping” post by Razilio details their effort to create a comprehensive mapping between the updated NIST Cybersecurity Framework… Read More »NIST CSF 2.0 Mapping to ISO 27002:2022
The page titled “Cyber Attacks and Remediation: Remediation Active Directory Tier 0” on cyber.gouv.fr provides detailed guidance on how to respond to and remediate cyber attacks targeting the highest privilege… Read More »ANSSI Cyber attacks and remediation : Remediation of active directory tier 0
The ANSSI publication “Cyber attacks and remediation: The keys to decision-making” provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for managing remediation operations after a major cyber incident compromising an information system. It… Read More »ANSSI Cyber attacks and remediation : The keys to decision-making
The ANSSI document “Cyber attacks and remediation: Managing the remediation” provides a comprehensive framework for regaining control of a compromised information system following a major cyber incident. It defines remediation… Read More »ANSSI Cyber attacks and remediation : Managing the remediation
NIST SP 800-61 Revision 3, titled Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile, provides updated guidance to help organizations integrate incident response into their… Read More »NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3 Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile
The First EPSS Calculator is an open-source tool designed to fetch and display the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) score for one or multiple CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). The calculator… Read More »FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) Calculator
MITRE ATLAS (Adversarial Threat Landscape for Artificial-Intelligence Systems) is a comprehensive, publicly available knowledge base and framework that documents the tactics, techniques, and case studies of adversarial attacks targeting artificial… Read More »MITRE ATLAS version 4.8.0
The ANSSI Cyber Threat Overview provides a comprehensive analysis of the prevailing cyber threats, focusing on the motivations, capabilities, and methods of attackers targeting critical information systems and the broader… Read More »ANSSI Cyber threat overview 2024 (in 2025)
NIST IR 8286C Rev. 1, Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight, completes the risk management cycle by detailing how prioritized risks are formally communicated and acted… Read More »NIST IR 8286C Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight
NIST IR 8286D, Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response, bridges the gap between traditional Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and modern cybersecurity risk management. It provides a… Read More »NIST IR 8286D Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response