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

PE-17(1) High

Alternate Work Site Risk Assessment

PE-17(1) (Alternate Work Site Risk Assessment) enhances base PE-17 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-17 sets the… ...

PE-17(2) High

Alternate Work Site Means of Communication

PE-17(2) (Alternate Work Site Means of Communication) enhances base PE-17 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-17… ...

PE-17(3) High

Alternate Work Site Security Controls

PE-17(3) (Alternate Work Site Security Controls) enhances base PE-17 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-17 sets… ...

PE-18 Medium

Location of Information System Components

PE-18 requires positioning system components within the facility to minimize potential damage from physical and environmental hazards and to minimize… ...

PE-18(1) High

Facility Site

PE-18(1) (Facility Site) enhances base PE-18 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-18 sets the foundational… ...

PE-18(2) High

Location of System Components — Redundancy

PE-18(2) (Location of System Components — Redundancy) enhances base PE-18 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-18… ...

PE-19 Medium

Information Leakage

PE-19 requires protecting the system from information leakage due to electromagnetic signals and other emanations, or limiting leakage to… ...

PE-19(1) High

National Emissions Policies and Procedures

PE-19(1) (National Emissions Policies and Procedures) enhances base PE-19 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-19… ...

PE-2 Medium

Physical Access Authorizations

PE-2 requires developing, approving, and maintaining a list of individuals with authorized access to the facility where the system resides; issuing… ...

PE-2(1) High

Access by Position or Role

PE-2(1) (Access by Position or Role) enhances base PE-2 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-2 sets the foundational… ...

PE-2(2) High

Two Forms of Identification

PE-2(2) (Two Forms of Identification) enhances base PE-2 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-2 sets the… ...

PE-2(3) High

Restrict Unescorted Access

PE-2(3) (Restrict Unescorted Access) enhances base PE-2 within the NIST Physical and Environmental Protection family. Base PE-2 sets the foundational… ...

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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