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Cybersecurity Strategy

What is Cybersecurity Strategy?

A high-level plan that defines an organization's approach to managing cybersecurity risk and protecting its digital assets over a defined period.

Information Security

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

What the standards actually require on cybersecurity strategy

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

The FAA Cybersecurity Strategy (updated 2022 + ongoing 2024 update) sets the FAA-wide policy framework for cybersecurity across the aviation system.

FAA-CSA-Governance · FAA Cybersecurity Strategy, Governance and Order 1370.123A

Ghana CSA implementation status + Cybersecurity Strategy 2024-2028 + 2024-2025 pipeline. STATUS: Act 1038 in force since 6 January 2021; CSA Ghana operational with growing capacity; first CII designations 2021-2023 across all 13 sectors;

GhCSA-Status-2024-2025-Strategy-AI · Implementation Status, Cybersecurity Strategy 2024-2028 and 2024-2025 Pipeline

Develop organizational cybersecurity strategy aligned with Kuwait's national cybersecurity strategy. Establish comprehensive security policies.

KUWAIT-GOV-01 · Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy

Requires each Member State to adopt a national cybersecurity strategy setting objectives, governance, resources, policies and measures, and to review it at least every five years.

nis2-directive::Art.7 · National cybersecurity strategy

Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced

NIST-CSF-GV.PO-01 · Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced

Board and senior management oversight of institution-wide cybersecurity strategy and direction

CAT-D1-1 · Governance

Questions people ask about cybersecurity strategy

What is Cybersecurity Strategy?
A high-level plan that defines an organization's approach to managing cybersecurity risk and protecting its digital assets over a defined period.
Why is Cybersecurity Strategy important for compliance?
Cybersecurity Strategy is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding cybersecurity strategy 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 Strategy?
Cybersecurity Strategy appears in the requirement text of FAA Cybersecurity Framework for Aviation, Ghana Cybersecurity Act, Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework, NIS2 Directive, NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. 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 Strategy?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cybersecurity strategy 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 Strategy applies across compliance frameworks

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