Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
What is Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)?
The Defence Security Principles Framework sets out security principles and controls for the Australian Department of Defence and its industry partners. It is a principles-based framework supporting a progressive protective security culture. It comprises 21 controls organised across 6 domains, and applies in Australia.
How Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) maps to other frameworks
All 21 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 6 domains Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF). The number is how many Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
Where Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) overlaps with the standards you already hold
Where to get trained on Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
3 courses in the catalogue cover Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) directly. Each is self-paced, includes the downloadable toolkit and the implementation playbook, and carries a certificate of completion.
Training more than one person? Ten seats of any course is $1,490 on a single licence, against $199 a seat bought one at a time.
What an auditor will ask you for
All 21 Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) controls, each with what it requires, the artefacts an auditor will ask you for, and where it commonly fails. Free to read, nothing to fill in.
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Questions people ask about Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
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Query Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) programmatically
Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF), its 21 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.
Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) API reference and MCP config →What Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
How ready are you for Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)?
Answer 25 questions and get a professional readiness report with gap analysis, maturity scores, and prioritised action items. Results in 5 minutes.