Key Features:

- Leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to align your program with best practices

- Gain an in-depth understanding of the framework's functions, tiering, and controls

- Conduct assessments using the framework to evaluate your current posture and develop a strategic roadmap

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Discover what makes the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) pivotal for both public and private institutions seeking robust cybersecurity solutions with this comprehensive guide to implementing the CSF, updated to cover the latest release, version 2.0.

This book will get you acquainted with the framework's history, fundamentals, and functions, including governance, protection, detection, response, and recovery. You'll also explore risk management processes, policy development, and the implementation of standards and procedures. Through detailed case studies and success stories, you'll find out about all of the practical applications of the framework in various organizations and be guided through key topics such as supply chain risk management, continuous monitoring, incident response, and recovery planning. You'll see how the NIST framework enables you to identify and reduce cyber risk by locating it and developing project plans to either mitigate, accept, transfer, or reject the risk.

By the end of this book, you'll have developed the skills needed to strengthen your organization's cybersecurity defenses by measuring its cybersecurity program, building a strategic roadmap, and aligning the business with best practices.

What You Will Learn:

- Understand the structure and core functions of NIST CSF 2.0

- Evaluate implementation tiers and profiles for tailored cybersecurity strategies

- Apply enterprise risk management and cybersecurity supply chain risk management principles

- Master methods to assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks effectively within your organization

- Gain insights into developing comprehensive policies, standards, and procedures to support your cybersecurity initiatives

- Develop techniques for conducting thorough cybersecurity assessments

Who this book is for:

This book is for beginners passionate about cybersecurity and eager to learn more about frameworks and governance. A basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts will be helpful to get the best out of the book.

Table of Contents

- Introduction to Cybersecurity Frameworks

- NIST Cybersecurity Framework Fundamentals

- Govern

- Identify

- Protect

- Detect

- Respond

- Recover

- How to Deal with Cyber Risk

- Policies, Standards, and Procedures

- Assessment