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NIST CSF 2.0 · pillar 2 of 5

GOVERN, the Function that was added

The headline change in 2.0, and it is not a sixth step in a sequence.

  1. 4 Six Functions, not five The Core has six Functions: GOVERN, IDENTIFY, PROTECT, DETECT, RESPOND, RECOVER. GOVERN was added in 2.0 and covers how…
  2. 5 What GOVERN actually contains GOVERN holds the Categories you would expect a board to own: organizational context, risk management strategy, roles…
  3. 6 The Functions are not a lifecycle The six Functions are not steps, phases or a maturity progression. NIST states they should be addressed concurrently…

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Read against The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, NIST CSWP 29 (26 February 2024) on . Regulations and frameworks change; the date is there so you can tell whether this has kept up.