10 Steps to Cyber Security [NCSC]

This collection comprises:

• an introduction to cyber security for executive/board-level staff
• a white paper that explains what a common cyber attack looks like, and how attackers execute them
• the 10 technical advice sheets you should consider putting in place

 

Introduction to Cyber Security

1. 10 Steps: Executive Summary

   Guidance on how organisations can protect themselves in cyberspace, including the 10 steps to cyber security.

2. 10 Steps: A Board Level Responsibility

   Why protecting your information is a board-level responsibility.

3. Common Cyber Attacks: Reducing the Impact

   This white paper explains how basic security controls can protect organisations from the most common cyber attacks.

Technical advice sheets

1. 10 Steps: Risk Management Regime

   Why defining and communicating your Board’s Information Risk Management Regime is central to your organisation’s overall cyber security strategy.

2. 10 Steps: Secure Configuration

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Secure Configuration.

3. 10 Steps: Network Security

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Network Security.

4. 10 Steps: Managing User Privileges

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Managing User Privileges.

5. 10 Steps: User Education and Awareness

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns User Education and Awareness.

6. 10 Steps: Incident Management

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Incident Management.

7. 10 Steps: Malware Prevention

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Malware Prevention.

8. 10 Steps: Monitoring

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Monitoring.

9. 10 Steps: Removable Media Controls

   This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Removable Media Controls.

10. 10 Steps: Home and Mobile Working

    This section from within the NCSC's '10 Steps To Cyber Security' concerns Home and Mobile Working.

Source: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/10-steps-cyber-security