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UNF / UCAF network-defined cyber assurance
Cyber assurance / not a real certification standard

Assurance with a defined scope.

UCAF — United Network Cyber Assurance Framework. An independent digital-network method for sample governance, security and recovery reviews.

GOVERN

Owners, decisions and review

Named scenario owners, risk acceptance, policy versions and independent challenge.

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MAP

Know dependencies

Sample assets, data flows, trust boundaries and critical recovery dependencies.

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SHIELD

Limit exposure

Scoped privileges, network-defined credential recovery, validation and protected storage design.

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OBSERVE

Make signals useful

Scenario logging, bounded telemetry, uncertainty tags and reviewed alert thresholds.

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CONTAIN

Reduce incident impact

Sample isolation plans, responsible decision paths and evidence preservation.

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RESTORE

Recover with evidence

Scenario backups, restoration targets, drills and verification after recovery.

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Five virtual assurance levels.

UCAF-1 / Foundation

A private-network scope, responsible owner and baseline controls are documented.

UCAF-2 / Protected

The sample design includes bounded access and basic restoration evidence.

UCAF-3 / Assured

All six domains have reviewed scenario evidence and a follow-up plan.

UCAF-4 / Critical

The critical scenario scope has validated recovery and no unresolved critical findings.

UCAF-5 / Federation Grade

The sample critical scope includes independent cross-institution review and demonstrated continuity exercises.

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