Currently different reference models are used to manage cybersecurity, although practically none are applicable "as is" to lower levels as they do not detail specific procedural aspects for them. However, they urge organizations to develop a methodological foundation to manage cybersecurity at those levels. Although they allow organizations to adhere to a recognized standard at the strategic level, this advantage vanishes when organizations must define specific low-level procedures, allowing the appearance of inconsistency at tactical and operational levels between departments of the same organization or between organizations. The design of these elements with the required holism and homogeneity is difficult, and this is why generic processes focused on getting certified regarding a standard are usually originated, but they are insufficient to obtain effective cybersecurity because they are not focused on dealing with real cyber threats. Because of the great responsibility of lower levels to achieve effective cybersecurity, this lack of methodological definition makes it difficult to adapt cybersecurity to the highly dynamic cyber context with the required holism and strategic alignment. Our proposal provides CyberTOMP, a process for managing cybersecurity at lower levels, as well as a set of methodological elements that support it. The novelty of these contributions is that they complement the strategic standard selected by the organization, providing it with a set of procedural elements ready to be used out of the box, contributing those aspects required by high-level frameworks to manage cybersecurity at lower levels, for which there is no alternative with a managerial approach.
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