What does the Application Control Concepts Second Edition include?
The product delivers a downloadable 60+ file digital playbook from The Art of Service, emailed to you within 24 business hours. It contains approximately 30-40 XLSX spreadsheets (calculators, scorecards, dashboards) and 20-30 PDF guides (runbooks, briefings), organised into the Platinum Tier centrepieces, Getting Started guide, Self-Assessment, Requirements, Models, Processes, Performance, Quality, Sustainment, Advanced Topics and Reference sections, plus README files for onboarding.
When your application control policies lag behind evolving cyber threats, you expose your organisation to unauthorised software execution, malware infiltration, and non-compliance with ISO/IEC 27001, NIST SP 800-53, or CIS Controls. The result can be failed audits, regulatory fines, data breaches and costly downtime - risks you cannot afford. Application Control Concepts Second Edition solves this problem by giving you a ready-to-use, file-based playbook that instantly upgrades your control programme, aligns it with every major framework, and removes the guesswork from implementation.
What You Receive
- 00_Platinum_Tier centrepiece files (5-6 PDFs/XLSX) - a master operations playbook PDF, a 90-day adoption roadmap XLSX, a policy-definition template PDF, an anti-pattern catalogue XLSX, an outcomes dashboard XLSX, and an incident-response runbook PDF; these give you a complete, executive-grade launch kit.
- 01_Getting_Started guide (PDF) - step-by-step onboarding instructions so you can start delivering value within the first day.
- 02_Self-Assessment and Diagnostics (XLSX) - maturity assessments, diagnostic matrices and gap-analysis worksheets covering seven domains (policy governance, software inventory, trust model, execution control, monitoring, incident response, continuous improvement).
- 03_Requirements and Goal-Setting (PDF/XLSX) - goal-setting templates, stakeholder-mapping sheets and policy-definition forms to align security objectives with business priorities.
- 04_Models and Frameworks (PDF/XLSX) - cross-walk matrices linking NIST, ISO 27001, CIS v8 and MITRE ATT&CK to application-control controls, plus decision-making tools.
- 06_Processes and Execution (13-17 files, PDF/XLSX) - detailed implementation playbooks, RACI templates, interview scripts and execution worksheets that guide you through whitelisting, blacklisting and EDR integration.
- 07_Performance and KPIs (XLSX) - measurement dashboards and heat-map generators that turn assessment scores into actionable risk priorities.
- 08_Quality and Governance (PDF/XLSX) - audit-prep checklists, policy templates and oversight tools to demonstrate compliance during internal or third-party reviews.
- 09_Sustainment and Improvement (PDF) - continuous-improvement frameworks and review cycles to keep your programme resilient over time.
- 10_Advanced Topics (PDF) - case archives and scenario libraries covering file-less attacks and living-off-the-land techniques.
- 11_Reference and Quick Cards (PDF) - at-a-glance cheat sheets for rapid decision-making.
- README.md and CUSTOMER_EMAIL.txt - onboarding note with download instructions and support contact details.
How This Helps You
- Accelerates gap identification - 669 case-based assessment questions let you benchmark your controls in under 90 minutes, preventing audit failures.
- Translates qualitative responses into risk heatmaps - scoring rubrics and Excel worksheets produce priority matrices that justify investment and reduce unnecessary tooling spend.
- Provides a proven implementation roadmap - the 90-day adoption plan and policy-definition templates cut configuration errors and speed time-to-value for whitelisting programmes.
- Ensures regulatory alignment - cross-walks to NIST, ISO 27001, CIS v8 and MITRE ATT&CK let you demonstrate compliance and avoid costly fines.
- Reduces operational downtime - integrated incident-response runbook and monitoring dashboards enable rapid detection and containment of malicious software execution.
Who Is This For?
- Application-control programme leads responsible for designing and governing software execution policies.
- Information-security architects who integrate application control with endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.
- Compliance officers tasked with mapping controls to ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53 or CIS v8 audit requirements.
- IT operations managers overseeing software inventory, whitelisting/blacklisting processes and exception handling.
- Risk-management consultants who need ready-made heatmaps and maturity scoring to advise clients on investment priorities.
Choose Application Control Concepts Second Edition today and turn a vulnerable control environment into a demonstrable, audit-ready strength. Your organisation’s security posture, regulatory compliance and operational continuity will thank you.