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Standards Library

Organize the evidence required to demonstrate implementation, technical specifications, controls mappings, verification, and validation.

Evidence Workbooks

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D10S Three-Tier Program

Evidence Workbook

Guides the practitioner through implementation, evidence, verification, and validation.

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Implement and proof

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How evidence is organized

What the Workbook Records

The workbook does not replace the original evidence files.  It organizes the item from the standard, a short explanation of the evidence, and the file or record

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Structured evidence, not duplicate documentation

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Five workbook sections

Evidence Pack Sheets

Each workbook is organized into five evidence sheets aligned to the standard. Together, they cover requirements, technical specifications, foundational standards, control mappings, and verification and validation.

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One workbook. Five structured evidence sections.

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Cyber Team Access

Equip Your Cyber Team with the Resources to Implement and Prove Cybersecurity Standards

The Defensible 10 Parent Standards are freely available for adoption.  Cyber Team membership provides access to the maintenance and annual development of the Associate Standards Library, editable Evidence Workbooks, new releases, and approved updates through the protected ISAUnited Digital Library.

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Training by:

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Practitioner and Organizational Use

The Defensible 10 Standards (D10S) are published under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).


This license permits free use, adaptation, and internal implementation of the D10S by individual practitioners, educational institutions, and organizations for the purpose of research, training, architecture design, or internal security engineering.


Attribution to ISAUnited.org must be maintained in all uses, reproductions, or derivative works.

Commercial, Vendor, and Integration Use

The use, reproduction, or incorporation of the Defensible 10 Standards (D10S) or their content within commercial products, software, tooling, managed services, or for-profit offerings requires a separate commercial integration or redistribution license issued by the Institute of Security Architecture United (ISAUnited.org).


This includes but is not limited to:

  • Integration into commercial or subscription-based platforms or software tools

  • Use in vendor-branded frameworks or automated compliance products

  • Redistribution of modified or adapted versions for resale or commercial benefit

 

Requests for commercial licensing or integration agreements should be directed to:  info@isaunited.org

© 2026 The Defensible 10 Standards (D10S). Owned, operated, and maintained by the Institute of Security Architecture United (ISAUnited.org).

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