Introduction to Cybersecurity Frameworks
In this book, we take a deep dive into a framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) called the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). This framework was originally developed to better protect critical infrastructure businesses from threats, identify and handle information technology (IT) risks, and build resiliency into your IT and cybersecurity program.
In this chapter, we will take a look at the following topics:
- What is a framework?
- Why the NIST CSF?
- The history behind the NIST CSF
- Comparing the CSF to other frameworks
- NIST CSF success stories
