Organizations are increasingly on the lookout for ways to strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities. Many have found solace in compliance frameworks that help guide and improve decision-making and implement relevant measures to protect their networks from security incidents.
NIST CSF and ISO 27001 are the two most popular and widely adopted cyber security frameworks. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are the leading standards bodies in cybersecurity.
IT teams that want to strengthen their security programs must understand their differences. The good news is that IT and security teams can use both frameworks in tandem for better data protection, risk assessments, and security initiatives.
Let’s explore them in further detail.
What Is NIST?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers voluntary guidelines for managing and reducing cybersecurity risks. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is customizable to suit the diverse needs of businesses of various sizes and sectors.
NIST developed the CSF for private sector organizations as a roadmap for recognizing and…
