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Automate NIST CSF self-assessment

NIST CSF 2.0 · NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Voluntary framework providing guidance to manage and reduce cybersecurity risk, organized around six core functions.

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NIST CSF

Overview

What is NIST CSF?

Voluntary framework providing guidance to manage and reduce cybersecurity risk, organized around six core functions.

Who it applies to

Any organisation, voluntarily. Its real value is as a shared vocabulary — boards, regulators and vendors increasingly describe security posture in its terms, so it is often used to structure a conversation rather than to pass an audit.

How the standard is organised

Organised into high-level Functions, subdivided into categories and subcategories, with the 2.0 revision adding Govern alongside the original identify, protect, detect, respond and recover.

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On the platform

NIST CSF on the Bitkosh platform

The 22 NIST CSF controls sit in one workspace, evidence is collected from the systems you already run, and shared controls satisfy the equivalent requirement in the other 34 frameworks at the same time — so a second framework costs a fraction of the first.

How the platform works

Frequently Asked Questions

Who publishes NIST CSF, and who does it apply to?

NIST CSF is published by NIST, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Any organisation, voluntarily. Its real value is as a shared vocabulary — boards, regulators and vendors increasingly describe security posture in its terms, so it is often used to structure a conversation rather than to pass an audit.

How is NIST CSF conformance demonstrated?

Self-assessed against the published criteria. There is no certificate to obtain. Conformance is shown through mapped controls and retained evidence, and tested by a regulator or a counterparty rather than an auditor you appoint.

How is NIST CSF structured?

Organised into high-level Functions, subdivided into categories and subcategories, with the 2.0 revision adding Govern alongside the original identify, protect, detect, respond and recover. Bitkosh tracks 22 NIST CSF controls against it, each with its own evidence requirements, owner and review cadence.

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