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Division 16 To mitigate risk to CIS, a range of technical and non-technical security measures, organised as multiple layers of defence, shall be implemented. These layers shall include:

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(a) Deterrence
  • security measures aimed at dissuading any adversary planning to attack the CIS;

  • (b) Prevention
  • security measures aimed at impeding or blocking an attack on the CIS;

  • (c) Detection
  • security measures aimed at discovering the occurrence of an attack on the CIS;

  • (d) Resilience
  • security measures aimed at limiting impact of an attack to a minimum set of information or CIS assets and preventing further damage; and

  • (e) Recovery
  • security measures aimed at regaining a secure situation for the CIS.

  • The degree of stringency of such security measures shall be determined following a risk assessment.