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Get an out-of-the-box NIST CSF 1.1 or 2.0 program template

Leverage Hyperproof’s NIST CSF template, which includes an updated version for 2.0, recommended security actions, and recommended controls that provide a starting point to meet your organization’s unique needs.

Hyperproof is an amazing tool that helps us manage our tasks more efficiently to ensure we’re always meeting NIST standards.

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Quickly collect evidence for NIST CSF

Automate evidence collection and link evidence to requirements and controls with dozens of integrations to ensure your proof is always up-to-date.

Collect and view your risks in a single place

Hyperproof’s risk register enables risk owners to consistently document the results of risk assessments so leaders can better manage resources and prioritize mitigation activities.

Easily assign tasks to NIST CSF framework participants

Ensure the work gets done by automating task assignments and reviewing workflows within the platform to maximize the output of your team so you never have to worry about delays.

Understand your compliance posture at a glance

Understand how your team is progressing with dashboards and reporting that can be shared with key stakeholders.

Map your controls across multiple frameworks

Reuse your NIST CSF work to satisfy other frameworks

Use Hyperproof’s Jumpstart feature to map your existing NIST CSF controls across multiple frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and PCI DSS so you can quickly add new frameworks.

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vCIO // Nucleus Networks

Powerful integrations that make NIST CSF compliance easy

Communicate seamlessly with stakeholders

Manage tasks and projects without having to switch tools

Automate evidence collection and review processes

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Hyperproof partners offer NIST CSF expertise

Whether you need guidance on framework implementation and compliance program management or help with audits and assessments, our trusted MSSPs can help.

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NIST CSF Resources

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The Ultimate Guide to NIST CSF

HIPAA Business Associate Agreement: What SaaS Companies Need to Know

How Cybersecurity Frameworks Can Protect Your Organization

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Frequently Asked Questions About NIST CSF

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, or NIST CSF, is a voluntary framework designed to help organizations better understand, assess, prioritize, and communicate their cybersecurity efforts to manage and reduce cyber risk of all types. The framework was created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide a common language and methodology for managing cybersecurity risk and to help guide key decisions about risk management activities through the various levels of an organization. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is designed to complement existing organizational cybersecurity operations, and is often integrated with other risk management programs and standards like ISO 27001 and COBIT 5.

You can learn more about NIST CSF in this guide.

Adhering to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is mandatory for United States federal agencies, contractors, and subcontractors. While it is technically voluntary for private organizations, it is strongly encouraged for organizations working with critical infrastructure (such as energy, water, transportation, or emergency services) or for highly regulated industries like healthcare or financial services.

Version 2.0 of NIST CSF, which was released in February 2024, broadened the scope of the framework to helpful to all organizations, regardless of sector, type, or size to address cybersecurity challenges of all magnitudes. Because of its broad applicability, many private organizations adopt the NIST CSF to demonstrate a mature security posture to customers, prospects, partners, and other stakeholders.

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Core is a matrix that identifies six functions a cybersecurity program should be able to execute:

Govern
Identify
Protect
Detect
Respond
Recover

Each of these core functions are subdivided into categories and subcategories which list cybersecurity outcomes and processes at a more granular level. Each subcategory is also accompanied by informative references: specific sections of standards or NIST guidelines that illustrate a method to achieve the outcomes. The standards cited here include COBIT, ISO, CIS CSC, and even other NIST security standards.

You can learn more in our complete guide to NIST compliance.

NIST CSF is an excellent framework to help your organization manage and mitigate cyber risk. Implementing NIST CSF offers a number of valuable business benefits, including:

Creating meaningful internal dialog on risk management and cybersecurity posture
Providing visibility into compliance efforts and all vulnerabilities and threats, including their organizational impact
Helping identify and align organizational risk tolerance levels
Clarifying security priorities and necessary budgeting
Streamlining security controls so that repetitive work to meet compliance demands can be eliminated
Demonstrating a commitment to security to all stakeholders

While NIST CSF has overlapping best practices with many security standards, it is often different for a few key reasons:

NIST CSF is a framework, not a standard. A framework is a voluntary, flexible set of best practices based on an organization’s specific needs. A standard is a set guideline on how to implement specific requirements.
NIST CSF is a flexible framework that companies can adopt to bolster their security postures, while other standards are often required by customers, partners, or other stakeholders.
NIST CSF is most often used by organizations within the United States while other frameworks are used more ubiquitously around the world.

Hyperproof’s NIST CSF compliance software helps organizations implement, monitor, and maintain NIST controls and evidence collection in the most effective way possible. Hyperproof offers a comprehensive, integrated compliance platform that reduces manual effort and combines real-time risk monitoring, automated evidence collection, incident response tracking, and automated workflows across multiple frameworks.

While some NIST compliance software is solely focused on NIST CSF requirements, Hyperproof’s multi-framework mapping helps teams apply existing NIST controls across multiple frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, and more. This helps teams avoid duplicative work and utilize a common control framework that meets the compliance requirements of SOC 2® along with other frameworks.

Hyperproof comes with an out-of-the-box NIST CSF program templates for versions 1.1 or 2.0 that can easily be tailored to your organization. For organizations with existing controls, it’s simple to edit the provided controls, add new controls, and remove superfluous ones.

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