ASD Information Security Manual (ISM)
What is ASD Information Security Manual (ISM)?
The Australian Signals Directorate Information Security Manual is the Australian Government's primary cyber security framework. It provides a comprehensive set of cyber security principles and guidelines for protecting systems and data at all classification levels. It comprises 136 controls organised across 14 domains, and applies in Australia.
How ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) maps to other frameworks
All 136 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 14 domains ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) groups its controls into
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3 courses in the catalogue cover ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) directly. Each is self-paced, includes the downloadable toolkit and the implementation playbook, and carries a certificate of completion.
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Query ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) programmatically
ASD Information Security Manual (ISM), its 136 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) API reference and MCP config →What ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one ASD Information Security Manual (ISM) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- ISM-0009 System owners, in consultation with each system's authorising officer, identify any supple
- ISM-0027 System owners obtain an authorisation to operate for each non-classified, OFFICIAL: Sensit
- ISM-0039 A cyber security strategy is developed, implemented and maintained.
- ISM-0041 Systems have a system security plan that includes an overview of the system (covering the
- ISM-0042 System administration processes, and supporting system administration procedures, are deve
- ISM-0043 Systems have a cyber security incident response plan that covers the following: - guidelin
- ISM-0047 Organisational-level cyber security documentation is approved by the chief information sec
- ISM-0072 Security requirements associated with the confidentiality, integrity and availability of d
- ISM-0109 Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security even
- ISM-0120 Cyber security personnel have access to sufficient data sources and tools to ensure that s
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