Presentation to Secure Carolinas Conference 2024 (10/9/2024)
Presentation to CyberSC Lunch and Learn Webinar (12/17/2024)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final version of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 on February 26, 2024. While the gold-standard in Federal Agency Cybersecurity is the onerous and complex NIST SP 800-53A Rev5 (Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Information Systems and Organizations), the CSF is aimed at helping ALL organizations to manage and reduce risks.
CSF 2.0 boils the 733 pages of NIST 800-53 down to just 32 pages (plus some appendices), and the 287 NIST Moderate controls down to just 108 essential controls. Imagine this: you can implement just 2 controls per week and change your security posture from a slouch into a rigid attention.
Be prepared for the inevitable wave of growing risks and threats invading our businesses, governments, and personal IT infrastructures. It is cliché, but true, it’s not “If” but “When”.
Use the easy-to-navigate websites and online documents to get familiar with the scope and the quick start guides. Once you realize that it is not an unsurmountable challenge, select a preconfigured “community or small business profile”, and start the trip on your road to a secure future.
