NIST Cybersecurity Framework Overview

A standardized set of guidelines for cybersecurity developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help organizations manage risk and improve their security posture.

The NIST CSF Core is a set of five functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. These functions represent key cybersecurity activities that need to be addressed by any organization striving for strong security.

A scale used to classify an organization's level of cybersecurity maturity based on factors such as the level of integration of security processes, risk management, and communication.

An organization's desired future state of cybersecurity is termed the 'Target Profile' and is compared against its current security posture through a 'gap analysis' to identify improvement areas.

The NIST CSF aims to help organizations identify and manage cybersecurity risks by providing a structured approach to creating a secure environment.

A framework developed by NIST to guide organizations in protecting sensitive data. It is industry-agnostic and overlaps with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

The first phase of the NIST Privacy Framework. It involves identifying and analyzing privacy risks related to data processing activities.

A NIST standard that provides a comprehensive set of security and privacy controls for information systems. It is the standard for federal information security systems, requiring stricter controls and a higher level of security.

One of the 20 control families outlined in SP 800-53, which encompasses measures to ensure that only authorized individuals have access to specific data and resources.

Implementing security controls at the organizational level, covering multiple systems and processes.

The act of transmitting Protected Health Information (PHI) electronically, making a health care provider subject to HIPAA regulations.

The section of HIPAA focusing on the security of Protected Health Information (PHI). It mandates safeguarding PHI from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

The detrimental consequences of a data breach, including financial losses, reputational damage, and legal complications.

The cost associated with handling a data breach, including investigation, notification, and post-breach mitigation.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a US law designed to protect the privacy and security of Protected Health Information (PHI).

A combination of management and governance objectives that address an organization's goals and objectives and can be applied to different governance issues, domains, and topics.

A strategy that prioritizes implementing the latest technologies as soon as they emerge, characterized by taking more risk but potentially gaining an early advantage.

A COBIT framework that categorizes IT’s role in an organization based on its impact, ranging from providing general support to driving both innovation and critical operations.

A framework that categorizes compliance requirements based on their level of severity, with low compliance required for simpler businesses and high compliance for heavily regulated industries like banking.

A COBIT design factor that identifies and evaluates the potential risks a company might face, including internal vulnerabilities and external threats.

A COBIT framework that outlines different approaches to developing and implementing IT systems, including Agile, DevOps, traditional (waterfall) methods, and hybrids.

A key COBIT design factor that considers the factors influencing an organization's revenue growth and innovative development, often structured around the Balanced Scorecard.

A COBIT design factor that analyzes the current state of an organization's information and technology infrastructure, addressing common challenges like data quality and resource limitations.

COBIT 2019 is a framework for IT governance and management. It helps organizations align IT with business goals and manage risk effectively.

EDM stands for Evaluate, Direct, and Monitor. It's one of the four governance objectives in COBIT 2019.

APO stands for Align, Plan, and Organize. It's a management objective in COBIT 2019 focused on aligning IT strategy, planning, and organizing resources.

BAI stands for Build, Acquire, and Implement. It focuses on building, acquiring, and implementing IT systems.

DSS stands for Deliver, Service, and Support. It focuses on delivering, servicing, and supporting IT services.

MEA stands for Monitor, Evaluate, and Assess. It emphasizes continuous monitoring, evaluation, and assessment of IT performance.

The seven components of COBIT 2019 are Processes, Organizational Structure, Principles, Policies, and Frameworks, Information, Culture, Ethics, and Behavior, People, Skills, and Competencies, and Services, Infrastructure, and Applications.

COBIT 2019 includes 11 design factors to help create a tailored enterprise governance system for IT.

COBIT 2019 helps organizations to create a custom governance system for IT based on their specific needs and environment.

Enterprise strategy in COBIT 2019 involves defining both primary and secondary strategies to guide IT decisions.

A set of physical, administrative, and technical controls designed to protect sensitive health information (PHI) from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Enacted in 2009, HITECH promotes the transition from paper to digital medical records, tightens penalties for HIPAA violations, and requires patients to be given the option to receive records electronically.

The European Union's general law governing data privacy, known for its stringent regulations and substantial penalties for non-compliance.

One of the six principles of GDPR, emphasizing that data processing must be limited to specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes.

One of the six principles of GDPR, requiring data processing to be relevant, adequate, and limited to what's necessary for its intended purpose.

A security standard created by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to protect cardholder data in cashless transactions.

One of the six goals of PCI DSS, focusing on maintaining a secure network and system infrastructure for cardholder data.

One of the six goals of PCI DSS, ensuring protection of cardholder data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

A global non-profit organization dedicated to developing and maintaining cybersecurity best practices, providing guidance for organizations to strengthen their cyber defenses.

A framework designed to help organizations implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program based on a set of 18 controls and 153 subcategories known as "safeguards."

A cybersecurity assessment framework developed by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) that provides a comprehensive approach to IT governance and management.

One of the six principles for a governance system in COBIT 2019, emphasizing that the governance system should be tailored to the specific needs of the organization.

One of the three principles for a governance framework in COBIT 2019, emphasizing that the framework should be conceptually grounded and identify key components and relationships between them.

One of the four Management Objectives in COBIT 2019, focusing on the organization's ability to ensure that its information and related technologies are aligned with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.

One of the four Management Objectives in COBIT 2019, focusing on the organization's ability to ensure that its information and related technologies are used efficiently and effectively, delivering the desired value to the organization and its stakeholders.