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What are the 5 NIST CSF categories?


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What are the 5 NIST CSF categories?


1. Identify: Establish the foundation for an effective cybersecurity program by understanding the cybersecurity risk associated with the organizationŸ??s activities, assets, and technologies.

2. Protect: Develop and implement the appropriate safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organizationŸ??s assets.

3. Detect: Develop and implement the appropriate monitoring, detection, and alerting capabilities to detect cybersecurity events.

4. Respond: Develop and implement the appropriate response procedures to address detected cybersecurity events.

5. Recover: Develop and implement the appropriate recovery procedures to restore the organizationŸ??s operations and assets following a cybersecurity event.