What is the NIST CSF?
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a risk-based framework designed to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risks. It provides a structured approach to identifying, protecting, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cyber threats.
The NIST CSF is not as prescriptive as other standards you might be aware of, like NIST 800-171 or NIST 800-53. Instead, it provides a flexible, risk-based approach to managing and improving cybersecurity that makes it a good fit for almost any industry or business size.
The first version of the NIST CSF was released in 2014 in response to growing concerns about cybersecurity vulnerability in the U.S. It also helped organizations meet mandatory Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) requirements first instituted in 2002.
While the NIST CSF was originally voluntary, it became mandatory for all U.S. government agencies in 2017 with memo M-17-25.
Version 2.0 introduces a stronger emphasis on governance (with the new ‘Govern’ function), expands implementation guidance for supply chain risk management, and…
