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Center for Internet Security. (2021). CIS critical security controls (Version 8). [© Center for Internet Security, Inc. Used with permission under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. See additional copyright information within the document. Further use of this document is subject to the license.]
Review the 18 Critical Security Controls, the simplicity, and affordability for organizations that have less than $5 or 10 Million in the budget. The contents of this resource is also relevant to Lesson 5 as it lists 18 critical controls and resources in different categories (basic, foundational, and organizational) to help organizations cybersecurity and combat cyberattacks.

ISO/IEC 27000 - Key International Standard for Information Security Revised. (2018, March 2). Targeted News Service.
This resource provides an overview of information security management systems (ISMS), and terms and definitions commonly used in the ISMS ISO/IEC 27001 family of standards.

ISO27001Security. (2022). ISO27k information security.
This resource provides an index and brief introductions of all notable ISO27000 range standards. Please review the opening page and any other content as needed.

Joint Task Force, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2020, September). Security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations, revision 5 [White paper]. National Institute of Standards and Technology. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-53r5
This resource provides a catalog of security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations to protect organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation from a diverse set of threats and risks, including hostile attacks, human errors, natural disasters, structural failures, foreign intelligence entities, and privacy risks. Focus reading on the Executive Summary, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3 (up to page 17).

Reciprocity. (2019, October 15). What are NIST framework controls?
This resource highlights the elements and controls of the NIST framework.

Walksowski, D. (2019, August 22). What are security controls? F5 Labs application Threat intelligence.
This resource gives an overview of the types of countermeasures security practitioners use to reduce risk.