The Essential Eight: Your Guide to Compliance Through Zero TrustWHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL EIGHT? 2 ©2021 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved. The Essential Eight is a list of eight priority cyber security areas on which Australian organisations should focus to prevent malware delivery, execution and persistence. The Essential Eight is an expected baseline which makes it much harder for malicious cyber actors to compromise systems. The areas include: 1. Application Control. Prevents execution of unapproved/malicious programs. 2. Patch Applications. Patch/mitigate applications with ‘extreme risk’ vulnerabilities within 48 hours. Use the latest version of applications. 3. Configure Microsoft Office macro settings. Limit the opportunities for macros to do damage. 4. Harden user applicatio

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