The Secure Controls Framework (SCF) is a meta-framework of controls with inputs from 255 cybersecurity and data privacy laws, regulations and frameworks. The SCF is designed to help organizations manage risks effectively and is customizable, making it the ideal framework for global enterprises or any organization. It’s the rosetta stone of cybersecurity frameworks and my personal favorite.
The SCF dashboard below contains the following SCF elements and interconnections that enable organizations to taxonomically understand and tailor controls:
- SCF Control: A specific, actionable requirement or practice designed to mitigate cybersecurity and privacy risks, organized under one of the 33 domains to ensure compliance and security.
- SCF Domain: A logical grouping of controls organizing security and privacy principles for focused implementation across risk areas. You can review the 33 SCF Domains and their descriptions on the SCF Domain Principles page.
- PPTDF Model: A strategic model to identify relationships and emphasize the need for balance among the five interconnected elements for achieving successful outcomes. You can review more on the SCF PPTDF model here.
- People : Process : Technology : Data : Facilities
- Relative Control Weighting: Prioritizes controls based on their impact and relevance to the organization’s risk profile, ensuring efficient resource allocation. These values are subjective, based on SCF contributor discussion, since control weighting is important to help prioritize controls and assist with the understanding what really matters from a risk management perspective.
- Rating scale: From 1 to 10 (least important to most important)
Data Summary:
- 1,419 controls
- 33 control domains