Defend against the most pervasive and dangerous cyber attacks also, means

I have a pleasure to recall that, the following recommendations and guidance when well-implemented across an organization; these controls deliver specific, actionable information that is necessary to defend against the most pervasive and dangerous cyber attacks. 

The recommendations and guidance include:

• Accurate hardware inventory.
• Accurate software inventory.
• Continuous configuration management and hardening.
• Comprehensive vulnerability management.
• Patch management.
• Log management.
• Identity and access management.

In additions, before any damage is done, it is vital for organizations to identify indicators of compromise quickly so that appropriate action can be taken.