So after the 2016 version dropped and I updated the Checklist builder, I figured I should go back and edit my old ASD-XML document format version of the ISM, into my newer XML-Data format.
You can check it out the ISM2013-04 edition on my website; and it's even been added into the ISM Comparison Tool. So now you can even compare 2013 to 2016 for full coverage. ...
The 2016 edition of the ISM has been out of a solid month now and I have managed to transcribe the entire document in record time thanks to ASD releasing a PDF and an XML version of the document.
Since I published the new edition to my website over here I also needed to give the comparison tool a massive overhaul....
Yesterday the ISM2016-Draft was released for comment by ASD via onSecure for review before the 21st of April. So over the next few days before and after the ACSC 2016 conference, I'll do my best to review mainly the ISM Controls themselves and highlight any issues I find....
Good news, after toying about with a manual-programatical XLS builder (for the past several months) to replace the manual sheets I've been creating for the last two revisions of the ISM. I decided to simplify the build-script and add a simple web-form and make it public....
Amost one month ago now I started transcribing the 2015 edition of the ISM, back into my (somewhat dated now) XML source format.
Today I finished, and I give you the new Freshly-minted ISM2015-04 for your consumption pleasure....