Essential Eight
Eight mitigation strategies recommended by the Australian Signals Directorate to protect organisations against cyber threats. The Essential Eight covers application control, patching, macro settings, user application hardening, admin privileges, MFA, backups, and patching operating systems.
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What is Essential Eight?
Eight mitigation strategies recommended by the Australian Signals Directorate to protect organisations against cyber threats. The Essential Eight covers application control, patching, macro settings, user application hardening, admin privileges, MFA, backups, and patching operating systems.
Why is Essential Eight important for compliance?
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