AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work for CISOs
What does AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work require of a CISO?
AS 1428.1:2021, the Australian Standard for access and mobility in new building work: continuous accessible paths of travel, widths and turning spaces, floor surfaces and grates, signage and tactile indicators, walkways, ramps, landings, stairs and handrails, doorways, door hardware and circulation space, switches, accessible and ambulant sanitary facilities, grabrails and wheelchair seating. Under AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work, which defines 48 controls, a CISO's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work controls land on the CISO
CISOs own the organisation's information security strategy, budget, and risk posture. They translate compliance requirements into security programmes, report to the board, and balance security investment against business objectives.
AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work defines 48 controls across 7 domains that directly affect the CISO role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a CISO is accountable for under AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
Defining and executing the information security strategy aligned to business goals
Presenting cyber risk posture and compliance status to the board and executive team
Allocating security budget across people, process, and technology investments
Managing the security organisation and building a security-aware culture
Overseeing incident response capability and crisis management readiness
Where CISOs lose time on AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
These are the most common obstacles CISOs face when managing AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Justifying security investment to the board with clear business metrics
Challenge 2
Managing compliance across multiple frameworks without duplicating effort
Challenge 3
Hiring and retaining qualified security professionals in a competitive market
Challenge 4
Keeping pace with evolving threats while maintaining compliance baselines
Challenge 5
Balancing security controls with business agility and user experience
A working order for a CISO starting on AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work
1. Readiness Assessment
Take a 5-minute readiness assessment to identify your organisation's current gap profile against AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work. Get a prioritised action plan tailored to your specific situation.
2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map AS 1428.1:2021 Design for Access and Mobility - General Requirements for Access, New Building Work controls against other frameworks you already comply with. Identify overlapping controls to reduce duplicate effort.
3. Build Your Toolkit
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4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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