NIST CSF 2.0 has been released, do you know what your organization's gaps are?

Introducing Our Author

Supra Appikonda, Co-Founder and COO at 4CRisk.ai shares in this blog series how Compliance mappings can quickly show the gaps in your Cyber program with the power of AI. Supra has decades of experience deploying complex application software solutions for large companies.  And over the last 5 years on building specialized in AI-powered products for regulatory, compliance and risk teams.  

Complying with the NIST Cybersecurity framework

NIST has published the Cybersecurity framework’s first major update since its creation 10 years ago. 4CRisk.ai’s Compliance Map product can help you understand your policy and control gaps in days.

NIST’s cybersecurity framework (CSF), 2.0 Edition is for ALL organizations to manage and reduce risks, not just those in critical infrastructure. NIST has expanded its core guidance and developed related resources to help security, IT, privacy, risk and compliance professionals more easily adopt the framework. These resources are designed to provide different audiences with tailored pathways into the CSF and make the framework easier to put into action – resources such as other users’ successes and quick-start guides designed for specific types of users, such as small businesses, enterprise risk managers, and organizations seeking to secure their supply chains.

Now - We Have to Map the Gap!

All organizations that do or strive to comply with NIST CSF 2.0 will be diving more deeply into the framework to understand where their gaps in policies and controls lie, and how to close those gaps.

That’s a HUGE effort if done manually, but now we have AI-powered analysis with 4CRisk.ai's Compliance Map product that can do this, in days, rather than months – 50 X faster than manual methods.  We’ve already done it. Register here to get a demo or free evaluation.

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NIST CSF Use Case - Customer Feedback Using 4CRisk.ai Compliance Map

If we had mapped 50 compliance documents (policies, standards, procedures), to NIST CSF, it would have been a 6-month project for an SME. With 4CRIsk we mapped these in 4 days, including uploading and parsing these documents - 20 min to upload and parse each. If we were to re-conduct this with an update to this standard, it could be done in a day. That is an amazing ROI 6 months to 1 day!

- Guidewire Software

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Use the Power of AI to Map to Gap with 4CRisk.ai’s Compliance Map product

Compliance Map allows compliance professionals to assess the design efficacy of their compliance program by comparing their external obligations like NIST CSF 2.0 - to their internal control environment by matching rulebooks (regulations, rules, and laws) to applicable governance artifacts (policies, procedures, contracts and controls.  

4CRisk’s LLM can review a massive data set of thousands of regulatory documents, including NIST CSF 2.0, parse them into sections, and tag them for applicability. The product allows you to see traceability and coverage of NIST CSF requirements to corresponding elements - typically Policies, Procedures to Controls. Your team will review and edit your compliance mappings based on jurisdiction, nature and scope as well as systems, processes, products, contracts, policies, procedures and controls.

The Compliance Map product also generates language recommendations to close gaps and auto-tracks remedial actions. In addition, 4CRisk can integrate with GRC systems and allow the auto-population of GRC libraries.

“The CSF has been a vital tool for many organizations, helping them anticipate and deal with cybersecurity threats,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio. “CSF 2.0, which builds on previous versions, is not just about one document. It is about a suite of resources that can be customized and used individually or in combination over time as an organization’s cybersecurity needs change and its capabilities evolve.”

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4CRisk.ai's Compliance Map Product

If you also have 4CRisk’s Regulatory Research product, you can power up Compliance Maps with robust AI-generated rulebook(s) and business obligations and create business language to get a start on updating your policies.

If you also 4CRisk Regulatory Change Management product, Compliance Maps can enhance your Regulatory Change Management process to identify new gaps in rules, regulations laws and compliance artifacts.

How Can 4CRisk’s award-winning AI products help your organization?

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