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BSIMMvsASD Essential Eight Maturity Model

See exactly how BSIMM controls map to ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

14
Controls Mapped
17
Gaps Found
19%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

BSIMM maps to ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model with 19% coverage across 6 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 31 BSIMM controls identifies 25 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in BSIMM: Communications Security.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 31 controls analysed | 693 frameworks | 819K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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BSIMM: Access Control(9 mappings)

BSIMM-12User access management and provisioning3 targets
→E8MM-RAP-0445ML1: Dedicated privileged accounts
→E8MM-RAP-1175ML1: Block privileged accounts from internet
→E8MM-RB-1812ML1: Unprivileged users cannot access others' backups
BSIMM-13Authentication and password management3 targets
→E8MM-MFA-0974ML2: MFA for unprivileged users of systems
→E8MM-MFA-1401ML1: MFA factors
→E8MM-MFA-1682ML2: Phishing-resistant MFA for systems
BSIMM-14Privileged access management3 targets
→E8MM-RAP-0445ML1: Dedicated privileged accounts
→E8MM-RAP-1175ML1: Block privileged accounts from internet
→E8MM-RAP-1647ML2: Disable after 12 months without revalidation

BSIMM: Operations Security(5 mappings)

BSIMM-22Protection from malware
→E8MM-MACRO-1672ML1: Enable macro antivirus scanning
BSIMM-23Backup and recovery procedures3 targets
→E8MM-RB-1515ML1: Test restoration from backups
→E8MM-RB-1812ML1: Unprivileged users cannot access others' backups
→E8MM-RB-1814ML1: Unprivileged users cannot modify/delete backups
BSIMM-25Technical vulnerability management
→E8MM-PA-ML1-1698ML1: Daily vulnerability scanning for online services

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What are the key differences between BSIMM and ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model?

BSIMM has 31 controls across its framework, while ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model covers 57 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 6 overlapping controls (19% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in BSIMM: Communications Security, where 5 BSIMM controls have no direct ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model equivalent.

How many controls map between BSIMM and ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model?

Of 31 total BSIMM controls, 6 map directly to ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model controls — representing 19% coverage. The remaining 25 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping BSIMM to ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model?

25 BSIMM controls have no direct equivalent in ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model. The highest concentration of gaps is in BSIMM: Communications Security with 5 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between BSIMM and ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model?

The domain with the highest gap count is BSIMM: Communications Security (5 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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