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NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Source:

@National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)⁠

Source document:

Cybersecurity Framework⁠

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Mapping:

NIST CSF to ISO 27001⁠

NIST CSF - Functions

NIST CSF - Functions

Function

Description

NIST CSF - Categories

The organization's cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy are established, communicated, and monitored

The organization's current cybersecurity risks are understood

Safeguards to manage the organization's cybersecurity risks are used

Possible cybersecurity attacks and compromises are found and analyzed

Actions regarding a detected cybersecurity incident are taken

Assets and operations affected by a cybersecurity incident are restored

There are no rows in this table

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NIST CSF - Categories

NIST CSF - Categories

Function

Category

Category description

Subcategories

Organizational Context (GV.OC)

The circumstances - mission, stakeholder expectations, dependencies, and legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements - surrounding the organization's cybersecurity risk management decisions are understood

GV.OC-01 - The organizational mission is understood and informs cybersecurity risk management

GV.OC-02 - Internal and external stakeholders are understood, and their needs and expectations regarding cybersecurity risk management are understood and considered

GV.OC-03 - Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity - including privacy and civil liberties obligations - are understood and managed

GV.OC-04 - Critical objectives, capabilities, and services that external stakeholders depend on or expect from the organization are understood and communicated

GV.OC-05 - Outcomes, capabilities, and services that the organization depends on are understood and communicated

Risk Management Strategy (GV.RM)

The organization's priorities, constraints, risk tolerance and appetite statements, and assumptions are established, communicated, and used to support operational risk decisions

GV.RM-01 - Risk management objectives are established and agreed to by organizational stakeholders

GV.RM-02 - Risk appetite and risk tolerance statements are established, communicated, and maintained

GV.RM-03 - Cybersecurity risk management activities and outcomes are included in enterprise risk management processe

GV.RM-04 - Strategic direction that describes appropriate risk response options is established and communicated

GV.RM-05 - Lines of communication across the organization are established for cybersecurity risks, including risks from suppliers and other third parties

GV.RM-06 - A standardized method for calculating, documenting, categorizing, and prioritizing cybersecurity risks is established and communicated

GV.RM-07 - Strategic opportunities (i.e., positive risks) are characterized and are included in organizational cybersecurity risk discussions

Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities (GV.RR)

Cybersecurity roles, responsibilities, and authorities to foster accountability, performance assessment, and continuous improvement are established and communicated

GV.RR-01 - Organizational leadership is responsible and accountable for cybersecurity risk and fosters a culture that is risk-aware, ethical, and continually improving

GV.RR-02 - Roles, responsibilities, and authorities related to cybersecurity risk management are established, communicated, understood, and enforced

GV.RR-03 - Adequate resources are allocated commensurate with the cybersecurity risk strategy, roles, responsibilities, and policies

GV.RR-04 - Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices

Policy (GV.PO)

Organizational cybersecurity policy is established, communicated, and enforced

GV.PO-01 - Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced

GV.PO-02 - Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission

Oversight (GV.OV)

Results of organization-wide cybersecurity risk management activities and performance are used to inform, improve, and adjust the risk management strategy

GV.OV-01 - Cybersecurity risk management strategy outcomes are reviewed to inform and adjust strategy and direction

GV.OV-02 - The cybersecurity risk management strategy is reviewed and adjusted to ensure coverage of organizational requirements and risks

GV.OV-03 - Organizational cybersecurity risk management performance is evaluated and reviewed for adjustments needed

Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (GV.SC)

Cyber supply chain risk management processes are identified, established, managed, monitored, and improved by organizational stakeholders

GV.SC-01 - A cybersecurity supply chain risk management program, strategy, objectives, policies, and processes are established and agreed to by organizational stakeholders

GV.SC-02 - Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities for suppliers, customers, and partners are established, communicated, and coordinated internally and externally

GV.SC-03 - Cybersecurity supply chain risk management is integrated into cybersecurity and enterprise risk management, risk assessment, and improvement processes

GV.SC-04 - Suppliers are known and prioritized by criticality

GV.SC-05 - Requirements to address cybersecurity risks in supply chains are established, prioritized, and integrated into contracts and other types of agreements with suppliers and other relevant third parties

GV.SC-06 - Planning and due diligence are performed to reduce risks before entering into formal supplier or other third-party relationships

GV.SC-07 - The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, and monitored over the course of the relationship

GV.SC-08 - Relevant suppliers and other third parties are included in incident planning, response, and recovery activities

GV.SC-09 - Supply chain security practices are integrated into cybersecurity and enterprise risk management programs, and their performance is monitored throughout the technology product and service life cycle

GV.SC-10 - Cybersecurity supply chain risk management plans include provisions for activities that occur after the conclusion of a partnership or service agreement

Asset Management (ID.AM)

Assets (e.g., data, hardware, software, systems, facilities, services, people) that enable the organization to achieve business purposes are identified and managed consistent with their relative importance to organizational objectives and the organization's risk strategy

ID.AM-01 - Inventories of hardware managed by the organization are maintained

ID.AM-02 - Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained

ID.AM-03 - Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained

ID.AM-04 - Inventories of services provided by suppliers are maintained

ID.AM-05 - Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission

ID.AM-07 - Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained

ID.AM-08 - Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles

Risk Assessment (ID.RA)

The cybersecurity risk to the organization, assets, and individuals is understood by the organization

ID.RA-01 - Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded

ID.RA-02 - Cyber threat intelligence is received from information sharing forums and sources

ID.RA-03 - Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded

ID.RA-04 - Potential impacts and likelihoods of threats exploiting vulnerabilities are identified and recorded

ID.RA-05 - Threats, vulnerabilities, likelihoods, and impacts are used to understand inherent risk and inform risk response prioritization

ID.RA-06 - Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated

ID.RA-07 - Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked

ID.RA-08 - Processes for receiving, analyzing, and responding to vulnerability disclosures are established

ID.RA-09 - The authenticity and integrity of hardware and software are assessed prior to acquisition and use

ID.RA-10 - Critical suppliers are assessed prior to acquisition

Improvement (ID.IM)

Improvements to organizational cybersecurity risk management processes, procedures and activities are identified across all CSF Functions

ID.IM-01 - Improvements are identified from evaluations

ID.IM-02 - Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties

ID.IM-03 - Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities

ID.IM-04 - Incident response plans and other cybersecurity plans that affect operations are established, communicated, maintained, and improved

Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control (PR.AA)

Access to physical and logical assets is limited to authorized users, services, and hardware and managed commensurate with the assessed risk of unauthorized access

PR.AA-01 - Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

PR.AA-02 - Identities are proofed and bound to credentials based on the context of interactions

PR.AA-03 - Users, services, and hardware are authenticated

PR.AA-04 - Identity assertions are protected, conveyed, and verified

PR.AA-05 - Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties

PR.AA-06 - Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk

Awareness and Training (PR.AT)

The organization's personnel are provided with cybersecurity awareness and training so that they can perform their cybersecurity-related tasks

PR.AT-01 - Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

PR.AT-02 - Individuals in specialized roles are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform relevant tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

Data Security (PR.DS)

Data are managed consistent with the organization's risk strategy to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information

PR.DS-01 - The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected

PR.DS-02 - The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected

PR.DS-10 - The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected

PR.DS-11 - Backups of data are created, protected, maintained, and tested

Platform Security (PR.PS)

The hardware, software (e.g., firmware, operating systems, applications), and services of physical and virtual platforms are managed consistent with the organization's risk strategy to protect their confidentiality, integrity, and availability

PR.PS-01 - Configuration management practices are established and applied

PR.PS-02 - Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

PR.PS-03 - Hardware is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

PR.PS-04 - Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring

PR.PS-05 - Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

PR.PS-06 - Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

Technology Infrastructure Resilience (PR.IR)

Security architectures are managed with the organization's risk strategy to protect asset confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and organizational resilience

PR.IR-01 - Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

PR.IR-02 - The organization's technology assets are protected from environmental threats

PR.IR-03 - Mechanisms are implemented to achieve resilience requirements in normal and adverse situations

PR.IR-04 - Adequate resource capacity to ensure availability is maintained

Continuous Monitoring (DE.CM)

Assets are monitored to find anomalies, indicators of compromise, and other potentially adverse events

DE.CM-01 - Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-02 - The physical environment is monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-03 - Personnel activity and technology usage are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-06 - External service provider activities and services are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-09 - Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events

Adverse Event Analysis (DE.AE)

Anomalies, indicators of compromise, and other potentially adverse events are analyzed to characterize the events and detect cybersecurity incidents

DE.AE-02 - Potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities

DE.AE-03 - Information is correlated from multiple sources

DE.AE-04 - The estimated impact and scope of adverse events are understood

DE.AE-06 - Information on adverse events is provided to authorized staff and tools

DE.AE-07 - Cyber threat intelligence and other contextual information are integrated into the analysis

DE.AE-08 - Incidents are declared when adverse events meet the defined incident criteria

Incident Management (RS.MA)

Responses to detected cybersecurity incidents are managed

RS.MA-01 - The incident response plan is executed in coordination with relevant third parties once an incident is declared

RS.MA-02 - Incident reports are triaged and validated

RS.MA-03 - Incidents are categorized and prioritized

RS.MA-04 - Incidents are escalated or elevated as needed

RS.MA-05 - The criteria for initiating incident recovery are applied

Incident Analysis (RS.AN)

Investigations are conducted to ensure effective response and support forensics and recovery activities

RS.AN-03 - Analysis is performed to establish what has taken place during an incident and the root cause of the incident

RS.AN-06 - Actions performed during an investigation are recorded, and the records' integrity and provenance are preserved

RS.AN-07 - Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

RS.AN-08 - An incident's magnitude is estimated and validated

Incident Response Reporting and Communication (RS.CO)

Response activities are coordinated with internal and external stakeholders as required by laws, regulations, or policies

RS.CO-02 - Internal and external stakeholders are notified of incidents

RS.CO-03 - Information is shared with designated internal and external stakeholders

Incident Mitigation (RS.MI)

Activities are performed to prevent expansion of an event and mitigate its effects

RS.MI-01 - Incidents are contained

RS.MI-02 - Incidents are eradicated

Incident Recovery Plan Execution (RC.RP)

Restoration activities are performed to ensure operational availability of systems and services affected by cybersecurity incidents

RC.RP-01 - The recovery portion of the incident response plan is executed once initiated from the incident response process

RC.RP-02 - Recovery actions are selected, scoped, prioritized, and performed

RC.RP-03 - The integrity of backups and other restoration assets is verified before using them for restoration

RC.RP-04 - Critical mission functions and cybersecurity risk management are considered to establish post-incident operational norms

RC.RP-05 - The integrity of restored assets is verified, systems and services are restored, and normal operating status is confirmed

RC.RP-06 - The end of incident recovery is declared based on criteria, and incident-related documentation is completed

Incident Recovery Communication (RC.CO)

Restoration activities are coordinated with internal and external parties

RC.CO-03 - Recovery activities and progress in restoring operational capabilities are communicated to designated internal and external stakeholders

RC.CO-04 - Public updates on incident recovery are shared using approved methods and messaging

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NIST CSF - Subcategories

NIST CSF - Subcategories

Function

Category

Subcategory

Description

GV.OC-01

The organizational mission is understood and informs cybersecurity risk management

GV.OC-02

Internal and external stakeholders are understood, and their needs and expectations regarding cybersecurity risk management are understood and considered

GV.OC-03

Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity - including privacy and civil liberties obligations - are understood and managed

GV.OC-04

Critical objectives, capabilities, and services that external stakeholders depend on or expect from the organization are understood and communicated

GV.OC-05

Outcomes, capabilities, and services that the organization depends on are understood and communicated

GV.RM-01

Risk management objectives are established and agreed to by organizational stakeholders

GV.RM-02

Risk appetite and risk tolerance statements are established, communicated, and maintained

GV.RM-03

Cybersecurity risk management activities and outcomes are included in enterprise risk management processe

GV.RM-04

Strategic direction that describes appropriate risk response options is established and communicated

GV.RM-05

Lines of communication across the organization are established for cybersecurity risks, including risks from suppliers and other third parties

GV.RM-06

A standardized method for calculating, documenting, categorizing, and prioritizing cybersecurity risks is established and communicated

GV.RM-07

Strategic opportunities (i.e., positive risks) are characterized and are included in organizational cybersecurity risk discussions

GV.RR-01

Organizational leadership is responsible and accountable for cybersecurity risk and fosters a culture that is risk-aware, ethical, and continually improving

GV.RR-02

Roles, responsibilities, and authorities related to cybersecurity risk management are established, communicated, understood, and enforced

GV.RR-03

Adequate resources are allocated commensurate with the cybersecurity risk strategy, roles, responsibilities, and policies

GV.RR-04

Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices

GV.PO-01

Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced

GV.PO-02

Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission

GV.OV-01

Cybersecurity risk management strategy outcomes are reviewed to inform and adjust strategy and direction

GV.OV-02

The cybersecurity risk management strategy is reviewed and adjusted to ensure coverage of organizational requirements and risks

GV.OV-03

Organizational cybersecurity risk management performance is evaluated and reviewed for adjustments needed

GV.SC-01

A cybersecurity supply chain risk management program, strategy, objectives, policies, and processes are established and agreed to by organizational stakeholders

GV.SC-02

Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities for suppliers, customers, and partners are established, communicated, and coordinated internally and externally

GV.SC-03

Cybersecurity supply chain risk management is integrated into cybersecurity and enterprise risk management, risk assessment, and improvement processes

GV.SC-04

Suppliers are known and prioritized by criticality

GV.SC-05

Requirements to address cybersecurity risks in supply chains are established, prioritized, and integrated into contracts and other types of agreements with suppliers and other relevant third parties

GV.SC-06

Planning and due diligence are performed to reduce risks before entering into formal supplier or other third-party relationships

GV.SC-07

The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, and monitored over the course of the relationship

GV.SC-08

Relevant suppliers and other third parties are included in incident planning, response, and recovery activities

GV.SC-09

Supply chain security practices are integrated into cybersecurity and enterprise risk management programs, and their performance is monitored throughout the technology product and service life cycle

GV.SC-10

Cybersecurity supply chain risk management plans include provisions for activities that occur after the conclusion of a partnership or service agreement

ID.AM-01

Inventories of hardware managed by the organization are maintained

ID.AM-02

Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained

ID.AM-03

Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained

ID.AM-04

Inventories of services provided by suppliers are maintained

ID.AM-05

Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission

ID.AM-07

Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained

ID.AM-08

Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles

ID.RA-01

Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded

ID.RA-02

Cyber threat intelligence is received from information sharing forums and sources

ID.RA-03

Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded

ID.RA-04

Potential impacts and likelihoods of threats exploiting vulnerabilities are identified and recorded

ID.RA-05

Threats, vulnerabilities, likelihoods, and impacts are used to understand inherent risk and inform risk response prioritization

ID.RA-06

Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated

ID.RA-07

Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked

ID.RA-08

Processes for receiving, analyzing, and responding to vulnerability disclosures are established

ID.RA-09

The authenticity and integrity of hardware and software are assessed prior to acquisition and use

ID.RA-10

Critical suppliers are assessed prior to acquisition

ID.IM-01

Improvements are identified from evaluations

ID.IM-02

Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties

ID.IM-03

Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities

ID.IM-04

Incident response plans and other cybersecurity plans that affect operations are established, communicated, maintained, and improved

PR.AA-01

Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

PR.AA-02

Identities are proofed and bound to credentials based on the context of interactions

PR.AA-03

Users, services, and hardware are authenticated

PR.AA-04

Identity assertions are protected, conveyed, and verified

PR.AA-05

Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties

PR.AA-06

Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk

PR.AT-01

Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

PR.AT-02

Individuals in specialized roles are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform relevant tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

PR.DS-01

The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected

PR.DS-02

The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected

PR.DS-10

The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected

PR.DS-11

Backups of data are created, protected, maintained, and tested

PR.PS-01

Configuration management practices are established and applied

PR.PS-02

Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

PR.PS-03

Hardware is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

PR.PS-04

Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring

PR.PS-05

Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

PR.PS-06

Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

PR.IR-01

Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

PR.IR-02

The organization's technology assets are protected from environmental threats

PR.IR-03

Mechanisms are implemented to achieve resilience requirements in normal and adverse situations

PR.IR-04

Adequate resource capacity to ensure availability is maintained

DE.CM-01

Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-02

The physical environment is monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-03

Personnel activity and technology usage are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-06

External service provider activities and services are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.CM-09

Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events

DE.AE-02

Potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities

DE.AE-03

Information is correlated from multiple sources

DE.AE-04

The estimated impact and scope of adverse events are understood

DE.AE-06

Information on adverse events is provided to authorized staff and tools

DE.AE-07

Cyber threat intelligence and other contextual information are integrated into the analysis

DE.AE-08

Incidents are declared when adverse events meet the defined incident criteria

RS.MA-01

The incident response plan is executed in coordination with relevant third parties once an incident is declared

RS.MA-02

Incident reports are triaged and validated

RS.MA-03

Incidents are categorized and prioritized

RS.MA-04

Incidents are escalated or elevated as needed

RS.MA-05

The criteria for initiating incident recovery are applied

RS.AN-03

Analysis is performed to establish what has taken place during an incident and the root cause of the incident

RS.AN-06

Actions performed during an investigation are recorded, and the records' integrity and provenance are preserved

RS.AN-07

Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

RS.AN-08

An incident's magnitude is estimated and validated

RS.CO-02

Internal and external stakeholders are notified of incidents

RS.CO-03

Information is shared with designated internal and external stakeholders

RS.MI-01

Incidents are contained

RS.MI-02

Incidents are eradicated

RC.RP-01

The recovery portion of the incident response plan is executed once initiated from the incident response process

RC.RP-02

Recovery actions are selected, scoped, prioritized, and performed

RC.RP-03

The integrity of backups and other restoration assets is verified before using them for restoration

RC.RP-04

Critical mission functions and cybersecurity risk management are considered to establish post-incident operational norms

RC.RP-05

The integrity of restored assets is verified, systems and services are restored, and normal operating status is confirmed

RC.RP-06

The end of incident recovery is declared based on criteria, and incident-related documentation is completed

RC.CO-03

Recovery activities and progress in restoring operational capabilities are communicated to designated internal and external stakeholders

RC.CO-04

Public updates on incident recovery are shared using approved methods and messaging

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