Embarking on the Maturity Journey: Introduction

The ‎Essential‏ ‎Eight ‎Maturity ‎Model ‎provides ‎detailed‏ ‎guidance ‎and‏ ‎information‏ ‎for ‎businesses ‎and‏ ‎government ‎entities‏ ‎on ‎implementing ‎and ‎assessing‏ ‎cybersecurity‏ ‎practices. ‎

📌 Purpose‏ ‎and ‎Audience:‏ ‎designed ‎to ‎assist ‎small ‎and‏ ‎medium‏ ‎businesses, ‎large‏ ‎organizations, ‎and‏ ‎government ‎entities ‎in ‎enhancing ‎their‏ ‎cybersecurity‏ ‎posture.‏ ‎It ‎serves‏ ‎as ‎a‏ ‎resource ‎to‏ ‎understand‏ ‎and ‎apply‏ ‎the ‎Essential ‎Eight ‎strategies ‎effectively.

📌 Content‏ ‎Updates: ‎was‏ ‎first‏ ‎published ‎on ‎July‏ ‎16, ‎2021,‏ ‎and ‎has ‎been ‎regularly‏ ‎updated,‏ ‎with ‎the‏ ‎latest ‎update‏ ‎on ‎April ‎23, ‎2024. ‎This‏ ‎ensures‏ ‎that ‎the‏ ‎information ‎remains‏ ‎relevant ‎and ‎reflects ‎the ‎latest‏ ‎cybersecurity‏ ‎practices‏ ‎and ‎threats.

📌 Resource‏ ‎Availability: available ‎as‏ ‎a ‎downloadable,‏ ‎titled‏ ‎"PROTECT ‎-‏ ‎Essential ‎Eight ‎Maturity ‎Model," ‎making‏ ‎it ‎accessible‏ ‎for‏ ‎offline ‎use ‎and‏ ‎easy ‎distribution‏ ‎within ‎organizations.

📌 Feedback ‎Mechanism: users ‎are‏ ‎encouraged‏ ‎to ‎provide‏ ‎feedback ‎on‏ ‎the ‎usefulness ‎of ‎the ‎information,‏ ‎which‏ ‎indicates ‎an‏ ‎ongoing ‎effort‏ ‎to ‎improve ‎the ‎resource ‎based‏ ‎on‏ ‎user‏ ‎input.

📌 Additional ‎Services:‏ ‎page ‎http://cyber.gov.au also‏ ‎offers ‎links‏ ‎to‏ ‎report ‎cyber‏ ‎security ‎incidents, ‎especially ‎for ‎critical‏ ‎infrastructure, ‎and‏ ‎to‏ ‎sign ‎up ‎for‏ ‎alerts ‎on‏ ‎new ‎threats, ‎highlighting ‎a‏ ‎proactive‏ ‎approach ‎to‏ ‎cybersecurity.