What is NIST?

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• What Does NIST Stand For? 
• What is NIST? 
• What are the NIST Frameworks? 

What Does NIST Stand For?

NIST stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a non-regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce. NIST's mission is to promote and advance innovation and industrial competitiveness by providing various services, standards, and technology-related research to various sectors, including science, technology, and industry.

What is NIST?

NIST refers to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It is a U.S. government agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve quality of life.

In the realm of cybersecurity, NIST is particularly important for two reasons:

NIST CSF (Cybersecurity Framework): CyberStrong allows organizations to align their cybersecurity practices with industry frameworks, including NIST CSF1. This framework provides guidelines for organizations to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.
NIST 800-30: This is a risk assessment methodology developed by NIST. CyberStrong uses this model, along with others like FAIR, to quantify cyber risk in financial terms. This allows organizations to present cyber risk initiatives in an understandable way to executives, boards, and regulators.

By incorporating NIST standards and frameworks, CyberStrong helps organizations:

• Automate compliance assessments
• Harmonize regulations across different standards
• Quantify cyber risk in financial terms
• Align their cybersecurity practices with industry-recognized best practices

This integration of NIST standards into CyberStrong's platform demonstrates the importance and widespread adoption of NIST guidelines in cybersecurity risk management.

NIST is well-known for developing and maintaining the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), which provides guidelines and best practices for improving cybersecurity and managing cyber risks for organizations. NIST also produces cybersecurity publications and resources widely used by government agencies and private sector organizations.

What are the NIST Frameworks?

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0
• NIST Special Publication 800-53 (SP 800-53)
• NIST Special Publication 800-171 (SP 800-171)
• NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• NIST Privacy Framework
• NIST Special Publication 800-30 (SP 800-30)
• NIST Special Publication 800-37 (SP 800-37)
• NIST Special Publication 800-61 (Computer Security Incident Handling Guide)
• NIST Special Publication 800-82 (Guide to Industrial Control Systems Security)
• NIST Special Publication 800-161 (Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations)
• NIST Special Publication 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture)

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