Series of joint guidance on modern defensible architecture

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) has joined the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and the following international partners in releasing guidance on modern defensible architecture (MDA):

  • Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB)
  • Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
  • Japan’s Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC)
  • Japan’s National Cybersecurity Office (NCO)
  • Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA)
  • New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ)
  • Republic of Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS)

MDA is ASD’s ACSC initiative to ensure that organizations consider and actively apply secure design and architecture in their cyber security strategy, resilience planning and implementations.

This series of guidance includes 3 publications.

Foundations for modern defensible architecture

This joint guidance provides organizations with a baseline of secure design and architecture practices that prepare them to adapt to current and emerging cyber threats and challenges.

Read the full joint publication: Foundations for modern defensible architecture

Modern defensible architecture for senior decision makers

This joint guidance aims to assist senior decision-makers in understanding the contemporary threat landscape and how MDA can support organizations in defending against current threats and preparing for future threats.

Read the full joint publication: Modern defensible architecture for senior decision makers

Investing in modern defensible architecture

This joint guidance aims to assist organizations in developing an MDA investment roadmap based on their organizational:

  • strategy
  • business and security objectives
  • risk profile
  • threat context

Read the full joint publication: Investing in modern defensible architecture

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