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Frameworks

Overview

NIST's frameworks help organizations of all kinds meet their goals around cybersecurity and other common challenges by providing guidance on activities and outcomes. 

Cybersecurity Framework

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework helps organizations to better understand and improve their management of cybersecurity risk.

Risk Management Framework

The NIST Risk Management Framework provides a process that integrates security, privacy, and cyber supply chain risk management activities into the system development life cycle. 

Privacy Framework

The NIST Privacy Framework is a voluntary tool developed in collaboration with stakeholders intended to help organizations identify and manage privacy risk to build innovative products and services while protecting individuals’ privacy.

AI Risk Management Framework

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework is intended for voluntary use and to improve the ability to incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use, and evaluation of AI products, services, and systems.

NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity

The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity establishes a standard approach and common language for describing cybersecurity work and learner capabilities.

News

NIST Drafts Major Update to Its Widely Used Cybersecurity Framework

NIST has revised the framework to help benefit all sectors, not just critical infrastructure.

NIST is Requesting Public Input on Published Strategic Plan for Smart Cities Program

NIST Research Leader Applies the NIST Cyber-Physical-Systems (IoT) Framework to AI Communications for Business

NIST Engages Stakeholders in U.S. National Standards Strategy Business Roundtable in Detroit

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