Free Cybersecurity Resources
Templates, checklists, playbooks, and frameworks for CISOs, SOC teams, and compliance professionals. Built by security practitioners, free to download.
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Strategic Templates & Frameworks
Resources for CISOs
Board-ready reports, risk assessment templates, compliance checklists, and incident response plans to help CISOs lead with confidence.
Quarterly Board Cybersecurity Report
Present cybersecurity posture, KPIs, risk trends, and strategic initiatives to the board with this structured quarterly report template.
CISO Dashboard & Metrics Cheat Sheet
A curated set of security KPIs, risk indicators, and operational metrics every CISO should track — with benchmarks and formulas.
Enterprise Risk & Security Report
Comprehensive risk assessment template covering threat landscape, vulnerability posture, and risk-weighted security investment priorities.
Vendor Security Posture Assessment Questionnaire
Evaluate third-party vendors across data security, access control, incident response, and compliance maturity with this structured questionnaire.
Internal Security Posture Self-Assessment
Score your organization's security maturity across 10 domains including identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and data security.
Third-Party Risk Questionnaire
Standardized questionnaire to evaluate the security, privacy, and business continuity capabilities of third-party partners and suppliers.
Cloud / Software Assessment Template
Evaluate SaaS and cloud providers across security architecture, data handling, compliance certifications, and SLA commitments.
Incident Response Plan Template
End-to-end incident response plan covering preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned phases.
Incident Report / Post-Mortem Template
Document incident timelines, root cause analysis, impact assessment, and corrective actions with this structured post-mortem template.
Board Notification Memo
Pre-drafted memo template for notifying the board of directors about significant security incidents, breaches, or material cyber risks.
Customer / Regulator Breach Notification
Ready-to-use templates for notifying customers and regulators about data breaches, aligned with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SEC requirements.
Regulatory Notification Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for meeting breach notification deadlines and disclosure requirements across major regulatory frameworks.
SOC 2 Type II Implementation Checklist
Complete SOC 2 Type II readiness checklist covering Trust Service Criteria — security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
ISO 27001 ISMS Implementation Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for implementing an Information Security Management System aligned with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements.
PCI DSS Implementation Checklist
PCI DSS v4.0 compliance checklist covering all 12 requirements for securing payment card data and maintaining cardholder data environments.
HIPAA Implementation Checklist
HIPAA compliance checklist covering the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule for healthcare organizations and business associates.
Federal / NIST Frameworks Guide
Comprehensive guide to NIST CSF 2.0, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, and FedRAMP — with mapping tables and implementation priorities.
GDPR Implementation Checklist
End-to-end GDPR compliance checklist covering data mapping, DPIA, consent management, data subject rights, and DPO appointment.
Risk Management Framework (RMF) Process Template
Structured template for implementing a risk management framework — covering risk identification, analysis, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring.
Access Control & Identity Management Procedures
Detailed procedures for implementing least-privilege access, MFA, RBAC, PAM, and identity lifecycle management across the enterprise.
Third-Party Risk Management Policy
Enterprise TPRM policy template covering vendor onboarding, ongoing monitoring, risk tiering, contract requirements, and exit strategies.
Security Awareness Training Outline
Complete training program outline covering phishing awareness, social engineering, password hygiene, data handling, and incident reporting.
Playbooks, Runbooks & Operational Guides
Resources for SOC Teams
Incident response playbooks, alert triage runbooks, threat hunting guides, and operational templates to keep your SOC running at peak performance.
Incident Response Playbook
Step-by-step playbook covering incident classification, triage workflows, escalation paths, containment procedures, and communication protocols.
Alert Triage Runbook
Standardized procedures for triaging security alerts — from initial classification and severity rating to investigation steps and disposition.
Threat Hunting Playbook
Hypothesis-driven threat hunting methodology with hunt queries, data source requirements, IOC patterns, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping.
SOC Analyst Onboarding Guide
Comprehensive onboarding checklist and training roadmap for new SOC analysts — covering tools, processes, escalation procedures, and key contacts.
SIEM Use Case Library
Pre-built SIEM detection use cases organized by MITRE ATT&CK tactics — with correlation rules, log sources, and tuning recommendations.
Log Source Onboarding Checklist
Checklist for onboarding new log sources into your SIEM — covering log format validation, parsing, normalization, and alert rule creation.
Phishing Analysis Playbook
Detailed procedures for analyzing reported phishing emails — header analysis, URL inspection, payload detonation, and IOC extraction.
Malware Analysis Playbook
Malware triage and analysis workflow — from static analysis and sandbox detonation to behavioral indicators and YARA rule creation.
Escalation Matrix Template
Define escalation paths, response SLAs, and notification chains for different incident severity levels and threat categories.
SOC Shift Handover Template
Structured handover template for SOC shift changes — covering open incidents, pending investigations, notable events, and action items.
Threat Intelligence Report Template
Template for producing actionable threat intelligence reports — covering threat actor profiles, TTPs, IOCs, and recommended mitigations.
Vulnerability Management Runbook
End-to-end vulnerability management process — scanning schedules, severity-based SLAs, patching workflows, and exception handling.
Mean Time Metrics Dashboard Template
Track MTTD, MTTR, MTTA, and other key SOC performance metrics with this pre-built dashboard template and calculation guide.
SOC Maturity Assessment
Evaluate your SOC across 8 capability domains — people, process, technology, threat intelligence, automation, and continuous improvement.
Detection Engineering Guide
Build a detection-as-code practice — covering detection lifecycle, Sigma rules, MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping, and detection quality metrics.
Global Regulatory Frameworks & Checklists
Resources for Compliance
Implementation checklists and readiness guides for major regulatory frameworks across the US, India, Singapore, Australia, EU, and global standards.
SOC 2 Type II Readiness Guide
Complete SOC 2 readiness guide covering Trust Service Criteria, evidence collection, auditor expectations, and common control gaps.
HIPAA Compliance Checklist
Detailed HIPAA checklist covering Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, and business associate requirements.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) Guide
Implementation guide for NIST CSF 2.0 — covering the six core functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
FedRAMP Authorization Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for FedRAMP authorization — covering SSP documentation, 3PAO assessment, POA&M tracking, and continuous monitoring.
CMMC 2.0 Implementation Guide
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification guide for defense contractors — covering Level 1-3 practices, assessment preparation, and CUI handling.
CCPA / CPRA Compliance Checklist
California privacy law compliance checklist covering consumer rights, data inventory, opt-out mechanisms, and CPRA risk assessments.
GLBA Safeguards Rule Checklist
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act compliance checklist for financial institutions covering the Safeguards Rule, Privacy Rule, and Pretexting provisions.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Checklist
FFIEC CAT-aligned checklist for banks and financial institutions — covering cyber risk management, controls, resilience, and threat intelligence.
RBI Cybersecurity Framework Checklist
Compliance checklist for RBI's cybersecurity framework for banks — covering cyber security policy, SOC, incident reporting, and IT governance.
CERT-In Compliance Guide
Guide to CERT-In's mandatory incident reporting directions — covering 6-hour reporting timelines, log retention, and compliance requirements.
DPDPA (India Data Protection) Checklist
Digital Personal Data Protection Act compliance checklist — covering consent management, data principal rights, cross-border transfer, and DPO requirements.
SEBI Cybersecurity Framework Checklist
SEBI CSCRF compliance checklist for stock exchanges, depositories, and market intermediaries — covering governance, SOC, and incident management.
IRDAI Cybersecurity Guidelines Checklist
IRDAI information and cybersecurity guidelines checklist for insurance companies — covering CISO appointment, SOC, vulnerability management.
MAS TRM Guidelines Checklist
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management checklist — covering IT governance, access controls, cyber resilience, and third-party risk.
PDPA (Singapore) Compliance Checklist
Personal Data Protection Act compliance checklist — covering consent, purpose limitation, data breach notification, and enforcement provisions.
Essential Eight Maturity Model Checklist
ASD Essential Eight checklist — application control, patching, MFA, admin privileges, Microsoft Office macros, user hardening, backups.
CPS 234 Information Security Checklist
APRA CPS 234 compliance checklist for financial institutions — covering information security capability, policy framework, and incident management.
Privacy Act & APPs Compliance Checklist
Australian Privacy Act compliance checklist covering the 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), NDB scheme, and Privacy Impact Assessments.
Cybersecurity Requirements for GMP Systems
Pillar page on EU GMP draft updates for Chapter 4 documentation, Annex 11 computerized systems, and new Annex 22 AI, with practical compliance guidance.
GDPR Compliance Checklist
Comprehensive GDPR checklist covering data mapping, lawful basis, DPIA, data subject rights, DPO appointment, and cross-border transfers.
NIS2 Directive Implementation Guide
EU NIS2 compliance guide for essential and important entities — covering risk management, incident reporting, supply chain security, and governance.
DORA Compliance Checklist
Digital Operational Resilience Act checklist for financial entities — covering ICT risk management, incident reporting, and third-party risk.
ISO 27001:2022 Implementation Checklist
Complete ISO 27001:2022 implementation checklist — covering context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and Annex A controls.
PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance Checklist
PCI DSS v4.0 compliance checklist — all 12 requirements covering network security, encryption, access control, monitoring, and security testing.
SOX IT Controls Checklist
Sarbanes-Oxley IT controls checklist covering ITGCs — access controls, change management, computer operations, and program development.
SWIFT CSCF Compliance Checklist
SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework checklist — covering mandatory and advisory controls for SWIFT-connected institutions.
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