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Unveiling NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

You're reading from   Unveiling NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Secure your organization with the practical applications of CSF

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835463079
Length 182 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jason Brown Jason Brown
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Why Select the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity Frameworks FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: NIST Cybersecurity Framework Fundamentals 4. Part 2: NIST Cybersecurity Framework Functions
5. Chapter 3: Govern 6. Chapter 4: Identify 7. Chapter 5: Protect 8. Chapter 6: Detect 9. Chapter 7: Respond 10. Chapter 8: Recover 11. Part 3: Applying the Framework
12. Chapter 9: How to Deal with Cyber Risk 13. Chapter 10: Policies, Standards, and Procedures 14. Chapter 11: Assessment 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

This chapter covered quite a bit, so why not recap? We initially covered identity: what it is, how to assign unique identities, and how to protect them. Each user should have a unique identifier and password to protect online service accounts. We also took this a step further and introduced MFA, which further protects the identity from being compromised while providing enhanced validation or proof that the identity belongs to a specific user. Securing data on disk, in transit, and in use was also discussed. These technologies utilize some form of encryption, whether that is utilizing full-disk encryption or TLS for in-flight data transactions. We also discussed the need to protect information resident in memory so that adversaries do not gain access to it while the file is opened or in use.

Backups were also discussed and their need to be secured and encrypted. Backups contain all of your information, from every IT resource, so extra care should be taken when considering...

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