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Updated Framework for NIST Cybersecurity: Comprehensive Insight into the Latest Version

Organizations can boost their cybersecurity maturity and resilience by utilizing tools provided by Qualys, which assist in adhering to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework version 2.0 and its adaptable status.

Updated Guidelines on NIST Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0: A Comprehensive Overview
Updated Guidelines on NIST Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0: A Comprehensive Overview

Updated Framework for NIST Cybersecurity: Comprehensive Insight into the Latest Version

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled an updated version of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) to version 2.0, aiming to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risks. This new framework is designed for all industry sectors, including small to medium businesses (SMBs) and larger enterprises.

The updated NIST CSF 2.0 introduces a sixth function called Govern, which focuses on making and carrying out informed decisions on cybersecurity strategy. This function is supported by Qualys' Policy Compliance (PC) application, a comprehensive dashboard that outlines an organization's posture across all six functions.

Qualys PC also offers features that can dramatically improve an organization's security posture. It increases MITRE ATT&CK coverage and overall security postures by up to 79 percent over vulnerability management alone. Moreover, it allows you to find, prioritize, and automatically remediate misconfigurations that other solutions might miss.

The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, built with the world's most comprehensive vulnerability management (VM) capabilities, provides a unified view of an organization's entire cyber risk posture. It integrates and shares data with systems already in use, making it easier for organizations to manage their cybersecurity.

Qualys VMDR continuously measures known and unknown risks, prioritizes and communicates risks across vulnerabilities, and allows you to patch any device anywhere to remediate, mitigate, and block the attack paths to eliminate risks.

Qualys Endpoint Protection solutions employ a multi-layered defense to protect devices from sophisticated cyber threats, including ransomware, phishing, data theft, and more. These solutions also help analysts stay on top of incident analysis while mitigating false positive alerts.

The Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) app allows you to create a unified asset inventory with cyber risk and business context. This app is crucial in addressing supply chain risks, a significant focus of NIST CSF 2.0.

Qualys TotalCloud offers a unified dashboard for managing cybersecurity across hybrid IT environments. It measures risk with 360-degree scanning to detect vulnerabilities with up to 99 percent accuracy. Additionally, Qualys TotalCloud can protect cloud infrastructure and SaaS apps up to 85 percent faster with a unified, prioritized view of risks.

The Qualys Security Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) app is used to conduct business process control assessments across all six functions of NIST CSF 2.0. This app aids organizations in ensuring timely and automated incident management and mitigation, reducing costs and efforts for resource-constrained teams.

NIST now prescribes four levels of maturity, or tiers, that characterize the rigor of the firm's cybersecurity risk governance and management practices. NIST recommends that all firms should strive for the Adaptive top tier.

The development of NIST CSF 2.0 was supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and it represents the first major update in more than a decade. The new framework expands upon the existing five basic functions of Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover, to include the Govern function.

Accurate vulnerability assessment and network scan data from Qualys can improve the usefulness and accuracy of many complementary security products. By adopting the NIST CSF 2.0 and integrating Qualys solutions, organizations can significantly strengthen their cybersecurity posture and reduce their cybersecurity risks.

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