NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The framework outlines a protocol/precaution of how to handle a cybersecurity event. This is very beneficial for big organizations/companies so that they can have procedures on what to do if an attack were to occur. The five Framework Core Functions are a good example of securing its systems (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) and to outline safeguards for the organization. Classifying the tiers are also a good way of setting how big of a risk and deal some attacks can be. This can be beneficial to know which attacks are more serious than others. We could use this framework at my future workplace by knowing what procedures we have to go through in case of an attack and what to do in that scenario. We can effectively use the five Core Functions, especially protect and respond, to do maintenance and to communicate with others. I believe that Protect is arguably the most important part of using the five Core Functions because in a workplace, you would have to go over security on your systems, go through processes, and to do maintenance to keep your systems secure and ready. I would also argue that we should practice Respond, another one from the Core Functions, so that workers can communicate efficiently and to perform response planning. Overall, practicing the Five Core Functions is a great way of handling a cyberattack so that workers can swiftly identify and respond, in order to secure their systems. I hope that my future workplace does have a procedure similar to this framework so that we can quickly stop cyberattacks, analyze onto why/how the attack happened, and how to better secure our systems moving forward.

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