NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Comprehensive guide to NIST cybersecurity frameworks and guidelines with implementation guidance and HIPAA mapping for healthcare organizations.

1,072 Guidelines Indexed 18 Framework Categories 4 Risk Levels

Coverage Overview

Track published NIST guideline coverage by category and framework.

1,072 Guidelines
System Acquisition 206
System and Communications Protection 126
Access Control 123
System and Information Integrity 87
Configuration Management 63
Physical Protection 60
Identification and Authentication 57
Audit and Accountability 56
Contingency Planning 51
Incident Response 38
Supply Chain Risk Management 35
Media Protection 34
Security Assessment 33
Planning 24
Maintenance 23
Personnel Security 23
Risk Assessment 20
Awareness and Training 13
Critical Risk 28
High Risk 880
Medium Risk 149
Low Risk 15
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All Guidelines

1,072 guidelines found

AC-9(2) Medium

Successful and Unsuccessful Logons

AC-9(2) enhances AC-9 by focusing on successful and unsuccessful logons. Notify users of both successful and unsuccessful logon history… ...

AC-9(3) High

Notification of Account Changes

AC-9(3) enhances AC-9 by focusing on notification of account changes. Notify users when account security attributes change (password reset, MFA… ...

AC-9(4) Low

Additional Logon Information

AC-9(4) enhances AC-9 by focusing on additional logon information. Display additional logon information (last logon time, security reminders, policy… ...

AU-1 High

Audit and Accountability Policy and Procedures

AU-1 requires audit and accountability policy and procedures that address purpose, scope, roles, management commitment, coordination, and compliance… ...

AU-1(1) High

Audit and Accountability Policy Enhancement

AU-1(1) — Audit and Accountability Policy Enhancement. Deepen audit and accountability policy for systems with ePHI: log scope, retention, review… ...

AU-1(2) High

Audit and Accountability Procedures Enhancement

AU-1(2) — Audit and Accountability Procedures Enhancement. Procedures that implement AU policy: log onboarding, SIEM use cases, escalation, and… ...

AU-10 High

Non-Repudiation

AU-10 requires providing irrefutable evidence that an individual (or process acting on behalf of an individual) has performed particular system… ...

AU-10(1) High

Association of Identities

AU-10(1) — Association of Identities. Bind identity of information producer to the information for non-repudiation of actions on ePHI where required. ...

AU-10(2) High

Validate Binding of Information Producer Identity

AU-10(2) — Validate Binding of Information Producer Identity. Validate the binding of information producer identity — verify bindings remain intact… ...

AU-10(3) High

Chain of Custody

AU-10(3) — Chain of Custody. Maintain chain of custody for defined information/actions so ePHI evidence remains defensible.

AU-10(4) High

Validate Binding of Information Reviewer Identity

AU-10(4) — Validate Binding of Information Reviewer Identity. Validate binding of information reviewer identity — ensure reviewers of ePHI/audit info… ...

AU-10(5) High

Digital Signatures

AU-10(5) — Digital Signatures. Digital signatures for non-repudiation — withdrawn into SI-7. Use SI-7 integrity/signing capabilities. Note: NIST SP… ...

Understanding NIST Framework

Essential information about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how it applies to healthcare.

HIPAA Alignment

NIST frameworks provide detailed technical guidance for implementing HIPAA security requirements effectively.

Best Practices

Industry-recognized best practices and implementation guidance from cybersecurity experts.

Continuous Improvement

Framework-based approach enables ongoing assessment and improvement of your security posture.

Guideline Coverage Strategy

For comprehensive implementation, map your selected guidelines to HIPAA safeguards and cover the full lifecycle of identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover activities.

Governance and Risk

Define roles, maintain risk registers, and align controls with policy and audit evidence requirements.

Protect and Detect

Implement hardening, access security, encryption, logging, and alerting with documented validation procedures.

Respond and Recover

Operationalize incident response, communications, and recovery playbooks with regular tabletop testing.

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