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Cybersecurity Program

What is Cybersecurity Program?

A comprehensive set of policies, procedures, technologies, and personnel dedicated to protecting an organization's digital assets and managing cyber risk.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as cybersecurity program. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on cybersecurity program

Requirements naming cybersecurity program across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Maintain a written cybersecurity program based on the Risk Assessment that performs the core functions: identify, protect, detect, respond, recover, and fulfill reporting obligations.

§500.2 · Cybersecurity Program

Review the cybersecurity program annually and after material incidents to update controls and priorities.

AWWA-G430-21 · Cybersecurity Program Review
C2M21 control

PROGRAM domain. Establish and maintain an enterprise cybersecurity program with governance, sponsorship, resourcing and periodic management review, and an information-sharing capability.

PROGRAM-1 · Establish and Maintain the Cybersecurity Program

Continued airworthiness for cybersecurity addresses the ongoing-maintenance phase of an aircraft's lifecycle. The framework is articulated through: (a) RTCA DO-355A 'Information Security Guidance for Continuing Airworthiness';

FAA-CSA-AC23-XX · Continued Airworthiness for Cybersecurity (AC 23-XX / DO-355A / AC 119-1)
GLBA2 controls

GLBA enforcement status. FTC enforcement actions (recent): (a) DRIZLY (2022) - alcohol delivery; security failures including no Information Security Program + no MFA + no audit + no vendor-management; consent order; (b) TaxSlayer (2017) - tax preparation;

GLBA-Status-FTC-CFPB-SEC-NAIC-Enforcement · GLBA Status, Enforcement Activity, FTC + CFPB + SEC + NAIC Recent Actions

Establish an Operational Technology (OT) security program per NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3 Chapter 3 (OT Cybersecurity Program Development) and Chapter 4 (Risk Management).

NISTSP82-1 · OT Security Program Governance, Policy, Roles, and Safety-Security Integration

Questions people ask about cybersecurity program

What is Cybersecurity Program?
A comprehensive set of policies, procedures, technologies, and personnel dedicated to protecting an organization's digital assets and managing cyber risk.
Why is Cybersecurity Program important for compliance?
Cybersecurity Program is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding cybersecurity program helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Cybersecurity Program?
Cybersecurity Program appears in the requirement text of NY DFS 23 NYCRR 500, AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association), C2M2, FAA Cybersecurity Framework for Aviation, GLBA. Across these standards we have identified 12 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Cybersecurity Program?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cybersecurity program applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Cybersecurity Program applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.