Phases of the Cybersecurity Lifecycle
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework helps businesses of all sizes better understand, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risk and protect their networks and data. It gives your business an outline of best practices to help you decide where to focus your time and money for cybersecurity protection. The Cybersecurity Framework consist of Five Key Elements: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
- Identify critical processes and assets
- Document information flows
- Maintain hardware and software inventory
- Establish policies for cybersecurity
- Identify threats, vulnerabilities, and risks
- Manage access to assets and information
- Protect sensitive data
- Conduct regular backups
- Securely protect your devices
- Manage device vulnerabilities
- Train users
- Test and update detection processes
- Maintain and monitor logs
- Know the expected data flows for your enterprise
- Understand the impact of cybersecurity events
- Ensure response plans are tested
- Ensure response plans are updated
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure recovery plans are updated
- Manage public relations and company reputation