It all comes down
to control.
The TALAS Control Stack simplifies cybersecurity into its most basic parts, so every element of your program has a place and a purpose.
Cybersecurity got too big.
Every organization inherits the same mess, dozens of tools, competing frameworks, unclear ownership, no shared vocabulary. Leaders make decisions about a system nobody organized. Practitioners defend a program nobody mapped. The result is predictable, Cybersecurity programs that look busy but lack both clarity and the ability to demonstrate confidence in its controls.
clarity.
The Control Stack identifies every control element that makes up a cybersecurity program and connects them.
Seven Control Elements.
One System.
Hover over any control element to explore its role and see real-world examples.
Directive
ExamplesThe full reference.
Each layer of the Control Stack has a specific role. Together, they form a complete picture of what a cybersecurity program is and how it operates.
Directive
The various drivers of a cybersecurity program. These can be frameworks, regulations, internal strategy, or other requirements that an organization must address.
Policy
Establishes an operational commitment. Defines how you will operate and identifies where and when exceptions to those commitments are and are not acceptable.
Standard
Implements the approved operating state for an organization. Used to operationalize policy and translate external mandates into internal requirements.
Technology
Controls that enable capabilities allowing you to govern the use of technology resources and the actions on your network.
Process
Defines the steps taken to generate an outcome. Outlines how a desired result is achieved.
People
Own, implement, and execute controls, and remain accountable to a control, its performance, health, and output.
Services
Organize connected control elements and define how they are engaged, maintained, and measured when providing a benefit to an organization.
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