Essential Eight Maturity Assessment
The Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight are eight mitigation strategies that make it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems. Answer 8 questions to estimate your maturity level (ML0–ML3) per strategy and overall.
Framework reference: cyber.gov.au — Essential Eight
Application control (allow-listing of executables)?
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Sample report · illustrative data
Sample result: Essential Eight maturity read
Example answers to the eight questions, one per mitigation strategy, each answered with a maturity level from ML0 to ML3 (scored 0 to 3).
Overall
- Overall score
- 58% (14 of 24 points)
- Rating
- Amber
- Weakest strategy
- Application Control (first of the lowest-scoring strategies)
By strategy
| Strategy | Level chosen | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Control | ML1 | 1 / 3 | Red |
| Patch Applications | ML2 | 2 / 3 | Amber |
| Office Macros | ML2 | 2 / 3 | Amber |
| User App Hardening | ML1 | 1 / 3 | Red |
| Admin Privileges | ML1 | 1 / 3 | Red |
| Patch Operating Systems | ML2 | 2 / 3 | Amber |
| Multi-Factor Auth | ML2 | 2 / 3 | Amber |
| Backups | ML3 | 3 / 3 | Green |
How to read it
Green is 80% or more, Amber 50% to 79%, Red below 50%. This is an indicative self-assessment, not an official assessment; maturity should be applied as a package, aiming for the same level across all eight strategies.
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