What It Is

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 is a voluntary, risk-based guideline from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. It offers organizations a flexible structure to identify, manage, and reduce cybersecurity risks across all sectors and sizes, using a common language for strategic alignment.

Key Components

• **Six core FunctionsGovern (new), Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, organized into 22 Categories and 112 Subcategories.
• **Four Implementation TiersPartial to Adaptive, assessing risk management sophistication.
• **Framework ProfilesCurrent (existing posture) vs. Target (desired outcomes) for prioritization.
• Built on industry standards; no formal certification, relies on self-attestation and mappings.

Why Organizations Use It

Elevates cybersecurity to enterprise risk strategy, fosters board-level communication, demonstrates due care (mandatory for U.S. federal agencies), enhances supply chain oversight, and supports compliance with global standards like ISO 27001. Builds stakeholder trust and competitive edge through prioritized risk reduction.

Implementation Overview

Start with Profile creation and Tier assessment for gap analysis; map to existing controls. Applicable globally to any organization; involves policy development, training, monitoring. Leverages free NIST resources and tools; ongoing via continuous improvement cycles. (178 words)

What It Is

TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is an industry framework developed by the ENX Association and VDA for standardizing information security assessments in the automotive supply chain. Its primary purpose is to verify protection of sensitive data like IP, prototypes, and personal information against cyber threats. It uses a risk-based approach with maturity levels across VDA ISA catalog controls, building on ISO 27001.

Key Components

• 70+ controls in 7 groups: policy, organization, personnel, physical security, access, cryptography, operations.
• Three assessment levels: Basic (self), Significant (remote), Very High (on-site).
• Modules for prototype protection and data protection.
• 3-year labels shared via ENX portal.

Why Organizations Use It

• Contractual mandates from OEMs like BMW, Volkswagen.
• Reduces duplicate audits, enables market access.
• Mitigates risks, enhances resilience, builds trust.
• ROI via efficiency gains and IP protection.

Implementation Overview

Phased: preparation/gap analysis (1-3 months), remediation/tabletops (3-9 months), audit/certification (2-4 months). Targets automotive suppliers/OEMs globally; scalable for SMEs to enterprises via self-assessments or full audits.