A wide range of documents provides universally applicable guidance and requirements for organizations across industries. These include laws and regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation and NIS2 Directive, standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, frameworks like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, practical guidelines from authorities such as European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, contractual obligations, mapping documents reconciling multiple issuers, and tools—online or downloadable—that help operationalize these requirements. Their broad applicability across sectors ensures organizations can implement consistent, auditable cybersecurity practices that meet both legal obligations and industry-agnostic best practices.
NIST SP 800-171 is a set of cybersecurity standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in nonfederal systems and organizations.… Read More »NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations
Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council, adopted on 11 April 2024, amends Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 to establish the European Digital Identity Framework. Its core… Read More »EU Regulation 2024/1183 eIDAS v2 on Electronic Identification
The CNIL Practice Guide for the Security of Personal Data (2024 edition) provides comprehensive guidance for organizations to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in compliance… Read More »CNIL Practice Guide for the Security of Personal Data
NIST Special Publication 1800-28, titled “Data Confidentiality: Identifying and Protecting Assets Against Data Breaches,” provides a comprehensive guide to help organizations identify and protect their data assets from unauthorized access… Read More »NIST SP 1800-28 Data Confidentiality: Identifying and Protecting Assets Against Data Breaches
NIST Special Publication 1800-29, “Data Confidentiality: Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches,” provides organizations with practical guidance on managing data confidentiality risks by focusing on the latter three… Read More »NIST SP 1800-29 Data Confidentiality: Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches
The NCSC Guidelines for Secure AI System Development provide comprehensive recommendations to ensure that AI systems are designed, developed, deployed, and operated securely throughout their entire lifecycle. The guidelines are… Read More »NCSC Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
The CSA publication “Practical Preparations for the Post-Quantum World” by the Quantum-Safe Security working group of the Cloud Security Alliance addresses the emerging cybersecurity challenges posed by the advent of… Read More »CSA Practical Preparations for the Post-Quantum World ★★★★★
The DSL serves as a fundamental pillar of China’s national security framework, regulating data processing activities across all sectors to safeguard state sovereignty and public interest. It establishes a mandatory… Read More »China Data Security Law (DSL)
NIST Special Publication 1800-26, titled “Data Integrity: Detecting and Responding to Ransomware and Other Destructive Events,” provides a practical, standards-based reference guide to help organizations maintain the integrity and availability… Read More »NIST SP 1800-26 Data Integrity: Detecting and Responding to Ransomware and Other Destructive Events
NIST Special Publication 1800-11, titled “Data Integrity: Recovering from Ransomware and Other Destructive Events,” is a cybersecurity practice guide that demonstrates how organizations can develop and implement strategies to quickly… Read More »NIST SP 1800-11 Data Integrity: Recovering from Ransomware and Other Destructive Events