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Cybersecurity Management: Applied Frameworks

Your Cybersecurity Castle: The NIST 5 Functions

Protect your digital assets with this simple, yet powerful framework.

  1. IDENTIFY:

    • What are your most valuable digital assets (data, systems)?
    • What are your biggest cybersecurity risks?
    • Action: Know what you need to protect.

  2. PROTECT:

    • What safeguards do you have in place?
    • Are you using strong passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA)?
    • Are employees trained on security awareness?
    • Action: Build your defenses.

  3. DETECT:

    • How would you know if you’re under attack?
    • Do you have monitoring systems or alerts in place?
    • Action: Spot the intruders.

  4. RESPOND:

    • What’s your plan if a breach occurs?
    • Who needs to be notified? What steps need to be taken?
    • Action: Fight back.

  5. RECOVER:

    • How quickly can you restore normal operations after an incident?
    • Do you have backups? Are they tested?
    • Action: Get back to business.

The Goal: It’s not about being perfectly secure (impossible!). It’s about being resilient and ready for when, not if, an attack occurs.