NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Originally focused on securing critical infrastructure, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) has been expanded to help organizations of all types and sizes across all industries adopt a risk-based approach to strengthening cybersecurity. CSF 2.0 builds on the original framework of CSF 1.0 by responding to the evolution of cybersecurity threats, reinforcing the central role of identity in cybersecurity, and reflecting the importance of Zero Trust and other fundamental principles of security in today’s digital world.

As a framework for building defenses in a growing and changing threat landscape, CSF 2.0 incorporates the same approach to cybersecurity that underlies RSA’s response to today’s threats. Just as CSF 2.0 has broadened the scope of the initial CSF framework over the past decade, so too has RSA broadened its approach to identity security, consolidating multiple capabilities in a single platform to help prevent risks, detect threats, and evolve beyond authentication.

This brief highlights the main changes to the framework and why they’re important, as well as explaining how RSA technology and solutions are aligned with the principles of CSF 2.0.