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The Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) is an XML format specifying security checklists, benchmarks and configuration documentation. XCCDF development is being pursued by NIST , the NSA , The MITRE Corporation , and the US Department of Homeland Security .
The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management, measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an organization, including e.g., FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act, 2002) compliance.
Cyber Essentials is a United Kingdom certification scheme designed to show an organisation has a minimum level of protection in cyber security through annual assessments to maintain certification. Backed by the UK government and overseen by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
CC originated out of three standards: ITSEC – The European standard, developed in the early 1990s by France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. It too was a unification of earlier work, such as the two UK approaches (the CESG UK Evaluation Scheme aimed at the defence/intelligence market and the DTI Green Book aimed at commercial use), and was adopted by some other countries, e.g. Australia.
DIACAP defined a DoD-wide formal and standard set of activities, general tasks and a management structure process for the certification and accreditation (C&A) of a DoD IS which maintained the information assurance (IA) posture throughout the system's life cycle.
The security controls give no-nonsense, actionable recommendations for cyber security, written in language that’s easily understood by IT personnel. [4] Goals of the Consensus Audit Guidelines include Leveraging cyber offense to inform cyber defense, focusing on high payoff areas
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard used to handle credit cards from major card brands.The standard is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, and its use is mandated by the card brands.
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is a "round-the-clock cyber threat monitoring and mitigation center for state and local governments" operated by CIS under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security [7] (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency [8] (CISA). [9]