NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a widely adopted set of guidelines and best practices designed to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risk through a structured, risk-based approach.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NIST publication
cybersecurity framework
risk management framework
alsoKnownAs Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
NIST CSF
appliesTo critical infrastructure operators
organizations of all sizes
private sector organizations
public sector organizations
compatibleWith COBIT
linked to: ISO/IEC 38500

ISO/IEC 27001
linked to: ISO 27001

NIST SP 800-53
countryOfOrigin United States
developedBy National Institute of Standards and Technology
firstVersionReleaseYear 2014
focusesOn critical infrastructure protection
cybersecurity risk management
information security
goal improve cybersecurity posture
manage cybersecurity risk
reduce cybersecurity risk
support risk-based decision making
hasCoreFunction Detect
Identify
Protect
Recover
Respond
hasUpdate NIST Cybersecurity Framework 1.1
includesComponent Framework Core
Implementation Tiers
Profiles
isBasedOn risk-based approach
isReferencedBy U.S. federal agencies
international standards bodies
isVoluntary true
organizesInto categories
functions
subcategories
primaryLanguage English
sectorFocus critical infrastructure sectors
targetAudience executives
risk managers
security practitioners
usedFor aligning cybersecurity activities with business requirements
assessing cybersecurity maturity
communicating cybersecurity risk
version 1.0
1.1
version1.1ReleaseYear 2018

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NIST SP 800 series supportsFramework NIST Cybersecurity Framework
SOC 2 oftenMappedTo NIST Cybersecurity Framework
NIST Cybersecurity Framework alsoKnownAs NIST CSF
linked to: NIST Cybersecurity Framework
NIST Cybersecurity Framework alsoKnownAs Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
linked to: NIST Cybersecurity Framework
NIST Cybersecurity Framework hasUpdate NIST Cybersecurity Framework 1.1
linked to: NIST Cybersecurity Framework