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

SA-19(2) High

Configuration Control for Component Service and Repair

SA-19(2) (Configuration Control for Component Service and Repair) enhances base SA-19 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base… ...

SA-19(3) High

Component Disposal

SA-19(3) (Component Disposal) enhances base SA-19 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-19 sets the foundational… ...

SA-19(4) High

Anti-counterfeit Scanning

SA-19(4) (Anti-counterfeit Scanning) enhances base SA-19 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-19 sets the foundational… ...

SA-2 High

Allocation of Resources

SA-2 requires determining the high-level security and privacy requirements for the system and allocating resources required to protect the system as… ...

SA-2(1) High

Priority of Resource Allocation

SA-2(1) (Priority of Resource Allocation) enhances base SA-2 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-2 sets the foundational… ...

SA-20 Medium

Customized Development of Critical Components

SA-20 requires re-implementing or custom developing critical system components with specific controls when organizational risk warrants not trusting… ...

SA-20(1) High

Provenance of Critical Components

SA-20(1) (Provenance of Critical Components) enhances base SA-20 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-20 sets the… ...

SA-21 High

Developer Screening

SA-21 requires requiring that the developer of the system have appropriate security and privacy screening as defined by the organization. Offshore or… ...

SA-21(1) High

Validation of Screening

SA-21(1) (Validation of Screening) enhances base SA-21 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-21 sets the foundational… ...

SA-22 High

Unsupported System Components

SA-22 requires replacing system components when support for the components is no longer available from the developer, vendor, or manufacturer — or… ...

SA-22(1) High

Alternative Sources for Continued Support

SA-22(1) (Alternative Sources for Continued Support) enhances base SA-22 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-22 sets the… ...

SA-22(2) High

Risk Mitigation for Unsupported Components

SA-22(2) (Risk Mitigation for Unsupported Components) enhances base SA-22 within the NIST System and Services Acquisition family. Base SA-22 sets the… ...

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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