The Cyber Security Handbook – Prepare for, respond to and recover from cyber attacks

CHAPTER 26: WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS

It is perfectly possible to develop a robust cyber security system without using internationally recognised standards or frameworks. Indeed, if you purely viewed part 3 of this book as a reference, rather than the building blocks of our resilience framework, and just implemented the most basic and relevant controls discussed, you are already off to a great start. As your cyber security posture evolves, however, you may find that standards or frameworks can benefit your organisation in several ways.⁹⁸

Standards and frameworks offer a tried, tested and comprehensive approach to cyber security developed by experts in the field. By adopting such an approach, you can take some of the guesswork ...