{"id":427,"date":"2023-11-16T17:52:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/?p=427"},"modified":"2023-12-06T16:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:46:11","slug":"the-nist-csf-url-https-www-nist-gov-cyberframeworklinks-to-an-external-site-was-developed-to-provide-a-common-language-to-address-and-manage-cybersecurity-risk-in-a-cost-effective-way-bas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/2023\/11\/16\/the-nist-csf-url-https-www-nist-gov-cyberframeworklinks-to-an-external-site-was-developed-to-provide-a-common-language-to-address-and-manage-cybersecurity-risk-in-a-cost-effective-way-bas\/","title":{"rendered":"The NIST CSF was developed to provide &#8220;a common language to address and manage cybersecurity risk in a cost-effective way based on business needs without placing additional regulatory requirements on businesses.&#8221; Do businesses and government agencies need to utilize such a framework to maintain a proper cybersecurity posture?\u00a0 Can an organization mitigate cybersecurity risks without incorporating such a framework? Cite resources and references that back up your assertions."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity framework is not required for all organizations or sectors. All federal organizations are required to use the framework, but only some state companies such as insurance ones are mandated to. The framework is just that, a frame or guide, to help organizations increase or build on their cybersecurity infrastructure. The framework provides information as to what outcome can take place and out but does not define what every company shall do in those situations as each company and situation varies. Resources such as case studies, materials for education,&nbsp; guides, and templates are provided to help others learn more about protections that can be done and educate the companies more about risk and implementation of the framework. While only certain organizations are required to use the framework, all are encouraged to stay protected and navigate the cybersecurity world as it continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Questions and answers<\/em>. NIST. (2023a, October 3). https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/cyberframework\/frequently-asked-questions\/framework-basics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity framework is not required for all organizations or sectors. All federal organizations are required to use the framework, but only some state companies such as insurance ones are mandated to. The framework is just that, a frame or guide,&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/2023\/11\/16\/the-nist-csf-url-https-www-nist-gov-cyberframeworklinks-to-an-external-site-was-developed-to-provide-a-common-language-to-address-and-manage-cybersecurity-risk-in-a-cost-effective-way-bas\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27258,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":469,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jasmyn-wilhelm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}