Security by Design for Critical Infrastructure & Playbook – Excel XLSX

BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
2. 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
3. 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use

CYBER SECURITY EXCEL DESCRIPTION

Security by Design for Critical Infrastructure & Playbook is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental Zip archive file document available for immediate download upon purchase.

Security by Design Implementation Playbook for Critical Infrastructure and Built

64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 Excel workbooks) | 349+ spreadsheet tabs | 2,730+ rows of structured content | 11 organised folders

Security by design is a regulatory and contractual expectation for modern software and critical infrastructure. Bolting security on late is expensive and often fails audit. A structured programme embeds security into architecture, engineering, and operations from the start, with artefacts that stand up to scrutiny.

WHAT YOU GET: A THREE-PHASE JOURNEY

Phase 1: Diagnose. Seven domain assessments (30 questions each, 210 total) score your maturity across Security by Design Principles, Threat Landscape and Risk, Secure Architecture Design, and related areas. You can complete the Quick Scan diagnostic in under an hour and know exactly where the biggest gaps and opportunities sit.

Phase 2: Set Goals. Five PM template workbooks with roadmaps, RACI matrices, milestone trackers, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans. These lock in scope, timeline, and accountability before a single line of implementation work starts, which is consistently where programmes succeed or stall.

Phase 3: Implement. Nine operational runbooks and checklists covering deployment, incident response, vendor and third-party handling, and day-to-day operations. Every runbook is built to be followed by a working team, not read and filed. Pro tips, example rows, and common-mistake callouts give you the benefit of hard-won practitioner experience from the first day.

7 DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS (210 QUESTIONS)
•  Security by Design Principles
•  Threat Landscape and Risk
•  Secure Architecture Design
•  Physical Security Integration
•  OT Security Implementation
•  Supply Chain Risk Management
•  IoT and Smart Systems Security

9 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS
•  Cross Domain Security Handoff Protocol
•  Incident Response Playbook Cyber Physical Events
•  OT Security Hardening Runbook
•  Physical to Cyber Security Integration Checklist
•  Role Based Task Guide Security Operations Center
•  Secure Firmware Update Procedure for Industrial Devices
•  Secure IoT Device Onboarding and Provisioning Checklist
•  Third Party Vendor Security Clearance Procedure

The full kit also includes a practitioner-grade library of PM forms spanning all five PMBOK process groups, KPI dashboards, risk and compliance registers, and reference cards. Every template comes pre-populated with domain-specific example data so your team can start editing, not staring at blank rows. You get a consistent operating system across diagnostic, planning, delivery, and sustainment, which is how mature programmes compound improvement year over year.

WHO THIS IS FOR: Programme leaders, practice heads, senior consultants, and delivery teams accountable for outcomes in this discipline.

Aligned with leading industry standards and PMBOK project management practice.

Instant download. Start your first assessment within the hour.

Source: Best Practices in Cyber Security Excel: Security by Design for Critical Infrastructure & Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk