NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (also known as NIST CSF), is a set of guidelines designed to help organizations assess and improve their preparedness against cybersecurity threats. Developed in 2014 by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, the framework has since been applied in areas including industrial data security and quantum-security risk assessment. The NIST framework has provided a basis for communication and understanding of cybersecurity principles between organizations, both in the private sector and public, such as governments. The framework, which is publicly available online for free, provides recommendations of existing cybersecurity standards and actions that organizations can take to mitigate cybersecurity risk.