Announcement
The Global Converged Security Board has reissued the complete Converged Security Framework as Version 2.0, with new document identifiers and a single common issue date of 13 October 2026. Version 1.0 was published by the Converged Security Institute in 2025; the 10 October 2026 editions were the transfer editions, and all ten documents are now Version 2.0 under GCSB control.
Version 2.0 document codes
All ten documents take their new identifiers with effect from 13 October 2026:
- GCSB-ST-CSF-001 - Converged Security Framework Main Standard
- GCSB-CSF-STRAT - Strategic Standards for Unified Risk Management and Organisational Resilience
- GCSB-ST-CSF-GLA-001 - Governance and Leadership Framework
- GCSB-ST-CSF-RMA-001 - Converged Security Risk Management and Assessment Standard
- GCSB-ST-CSF-TIA-001 - Technology Integration and Architecture
- GCSB-ST-CSF-IAM-001 - Identity and Access Management Standard
- GCSB-ST-CSF-DPP-001 - Data Protection and Privacy Standard
- GCSB-ST-CSF-IRBC-001 - Incident Response and Business Continuity Framework
- GCSB-ST-CSF-TRA-001 - Training and Awareness
- GCSB-POL-CSF-CCSO-001 - Chief Converged Security Officer (CCSO) Policy
Issue control
- Version: 2.0 for every document
- Issued and in effect: 13 October 2026
- Next scheduled review: 13 October 2027
- Author and co-owner: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Bunic
- Joint copyright: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Bunic and the Global Converged Security Board
- Reviewed by: the Certification and Standards Committee
- Approved by: the Governing Council; approved for issue by Prof. Dr. Vladimir Bunic, President & Chair
Each document carries a common suite control block, and the six suite rules - unified identifiers, a single review and approval route, England and Wales as the governing jurisdiction, one exception route, one implementation timetable with a 6-month gap assessment and an 18-month extended track where applicable, and one 30-day appeal window - are applied as normative provisions throughout.
The earlier transfer-edition identifiers are superseded by the identifiers above. Full text of every document is available on the Standards & Policies page.
Separate GCSB governance standards
The six GCSB governance standards - Code of Professional Conduct, Ethics Framework, Academic Integrity Standards, Qualification Governance Regulations, Appeals Framework and Complaints Framework - remain effective from 01/01/2027. These are separate from the ten-document CSF Version 2.0 suite.