Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile

Published

February 23, 2022

Author(s)

Bill Fisher, Murugiah Souppaya, William Barker, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

Ransomware is a type of malicious attack where attackers encrypt an organization's data and demand payment to restore access. In some instances, attackers may also steal an organization's information and demand an additional payment in return for not disclosing the information to authorities, competitors, or the public. This Ransomware Profile identifies the Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1 security objectives that support preventing, responding to, and recovering from ransomware events. The profile can be used as a guide to managing the risk of ransomware events. That includes helping to gauge an organization's level of readiness to counter ransomware threats and to deal with the potential consequences of events.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8374

Report Number

8374

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8374

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Keywords

Cybersecurity Framework, detect, identify, protect, ransomware, recover, respond, risk, security.

Citation

Fisher, B. , Souppaya, M. , Barker, W. and Scarfone, K. (2022), Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8374, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934219 (Accessed October 9, 2025)