Essential 8 Knowledge Base

Version 1.8 brings MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise v19.1 mappings, tactic coverage rollups, and technique search to your ASD Essential Eight reference.

Essential 8 Knowledge Base is an offline quick-reference app for administrators and cyber security teams implementing the ASD Essential Eight in Windows-based environments.

Designed for practical use beside a console, the app helps you quickly review each Essential Eight mitigation, understand maturity-level expectations, and access implementation-focused guidance without needing an account, internet connection, or external service.

Features include:

Coverage of all eight ASD Essential Eight mitigation strategies ML0, ML1, ML2 and ML3 reference content for each control Windows-focused implementation notes using built-in administration tooling Practical references for Group Policy, registry settings, PowerShell, Windows Defender, AppLocker, WDAC, Windows Update for Business, backups and related controls Optional Microsoft 365 additional controls view for E3, Entra ID P1/P2 and E5 environments Copy-friendly technical blocks for paths, commands and configuration values Built-in About, Privacy and reference links Fully offline operation No analytics, tracking, account sign-in or user data collection The app is intended as a technical reference for enterprise administrators, cyber security engineers and IT operations teams working through Essential Eight uplift activities.

Content should always be validated against the current ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model and relevant Microsoft documentation before implementation in production environments.