NIST CSF compliance, measured against CSF 2.0
Profile where you are across all six CSF 2.0 functions, then track progress continuously.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, published in February 2024, is a voluntary framework that organizes cybersecurity outcomes into six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover, with 22 categories and 106 subcategories. Organizations use it to profile current and target posture. ComplyEasyAI maps your controls to CSF outcomes and tracks maturity continuously.
TL;DR
- Current version: CSF 2.0 (February 2024), which replaced CSF 1.1.
- Six functions, 22 categories and 106 subcategories.
- Voluntary, but often expected by contracts and security questionnaires.
- NIST publishes informative references that map CSF outcomes to other standards.
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Sources: NIST, Cybersecurity FrameworkNIST CSWP 29, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0
What does the NIST CSF require?
The requirements below define the NIST CSF. ComplyEasyAI maps your environment to each one.
Govern
Establish and monitor the cybersecurity risk-management strategy, expectations and policy.
Identify
Understand assets, risks and the business context that shape your program.
Protect
Use safeguards to manage cybersecurity risk to assets and services.
Detect
Find and analyze possible cybersecurity attacks and compromises promptly.
Respond
Act on detected incidents: analysis, communication and mitigation.
Recover
Restore assets and operations affected by an incident.
How do you prepare for the NIST CSF?
Scope
Define the systems, boundaries and requirements your program will cover.
Connect your stack
Link cloud, identity, code and ticketing systems, read-only for evidence collection; controls are discovered and mapped.
Collect evidence
AI agents gather configuration and activity evidence on a schedule, building a versioned trail.
Monitor & remediate
Continuous monitoring flags drift the moment it happens and routes it to an owner.
Track effectiveness
Operating effectiveness is recorded over time, ready for your observation window.
Report & hand off
Organized, current evidence is packaged for auditors and stakeholders.
How does ComplyEasyAI automate NIST CSF compliance?
Control mapping
Your environment is mapped to each requirement, so you see exactly which control satisfies what.
Automated evidence
Integrations build a versioned, timestamped evidence trail instead of manual screenshots.
Continuous monitoring
Drift surfaces as soon as it happens, not during fieldwork.
Readiness dashboards
Real-time views highlight failing or unmapped controls with owners attached.
Multi-framework reuse
Shared controls are mapped once and reused across every framework you run.
Audit-ready reporting
Export organized, current evidence packages on demand.
Which frameworks are related to the NIST CSF?
NIST CSF FAQ
Is NIST CSF mandatory?
No. It is voluntary, although many contracts and security questionnaires expect alignment with it.
What is new in CSF 2.0?
CSF 2.0 added a sixth function, Govern, which covers strategy, roles, policy and supply-chain risk. It also widened the intended audience from critical infrastructure to all organizations, and added implementation examples and quick-start guides.
Does it map to other frameworks?
Yes. NIST publishes informative references to ISO 27001, SP 800-53 and others, so aligned controls support several standards.
How do you help?
ComplyEasyAI maps your environment to CSF outcomes and tracks maturity continuously, instead of through periodic spreadsheets.
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