Why OSS

Standards and Framework Guides

What the recognised standard or framework actually requires, how assessment works, what counts as evidence, and only then where a physical control such as Offline Secure Storage® can contribute to satisfying it.

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Some of these certify, some assess, and one is a knowledge base that certifies nothing. Each guide is explicit about which it is, because that determines what an auditor, a regulator or an underwriter will accept as evidence. No product certifies an organisation against any of them.

NIST · Voluntary framework

NIST CSF 2.0

The six Functions, including Govern, what each one asks you to evidence, how Tiers and Profiles are meant to be used, and the difference between adopting the language and improving the outcome.

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NCSC · Assessment framework

NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework

The four Objectives, the underlying Principles, how Indicators of Good Practice are assessed as achieved, partially achieved or not achieved, and how the CAF is used by regulators.

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ISA/IEC · Certifiable standard

ISA/IEC 62443

Zones and conduits, security levels, the difference between capability and achieved security level, and which parts of the series apply to asset owners rather than product suppliers.

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MITRE · Knowledge base

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Tactics, techniques and sub-techniques, the Enterprise and ICS matrices, how to map coverage without flattering yourself, and why a versioned knowledge base is not a compliance framework.

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The other two guide families

Role guides cover who is making the decision and what evidence that seat should expect. Technical guides cover how the architecture and the controls actually work.

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