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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.

The Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology organises cyber security into six functions. In Varmo, it also serves as a common yardstick for comparing frameworks.

Platform framework and coverage from the Pro plan

Six functions

  • Govern (GV)
  • Identify (ID)
  • Protect (PR)
  • Detect (DE)
  • Respond (RS)
  • Recover (RC)

The framework

All 22 categories and 106 subcategories from NIST’s official export, in the original wording, with the official implementation examples as guidance.

Coverage by function

Every requirement of other frameworks is assigned to the CSF functions, through the mappings or manually. A radar chart shows how well a framework covers each function, and a list names the gaps.

Radar chart of the coverage of ISO/IEC 27001 Annex A, NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0 across the six functions of the NIST CSF.
The status of several frameworks compared for each NIST CSF function (from Pro).

Mappings

Mappings to ISO/IEC 27001 come from NIST’s public catalogue of Online Informative References, those to NIST SP 800-53 from the Informative References of NIST CSF 2.0, supplemented by our own mapping of almost all controls that NIST does not map (a few without any relation to the CSF remain unmapped); only reviewed mappings count as equivalent or included. NIS2 is mapped to the CSF, too.

  • NIS2

    The obligations of the EU directive.

Frequently asked questions

Is the framework translated?

No. NIST texts stay in the original English so that no meaning is lost in translation, even when you use the interface in German.

What is the difference between ISO 27001, NIS2 and NIST CSF?

ISO/IEC 27001 is a certifiable standard for a management system. NIS2 is an EU directive with legal obligations for certain entities. The NIST CSF is a voluntary framework that organises cyber security into six functions. In Varmo, it serves as a common yardstick for comparing the coverage of the other frameworks.

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