Key concepts
The project page collects NIST's ransomware publications and related projects, including patching work at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
How it is organized
- Quick start guide
- IR 8374 Revision 1
- Practice guides SP 1800-25, 1800-26 and 1800-11
- Related NCCoE projects
What a school district should take from it
- One page to share with staff and partners who ask where to start.
How to use it in your district
- Link it from the district incident response plan's references.
- Check it before annual ransomware planning for new NIST material.
- Share it with partners helping on ransomware readiness.
Common misconceptions
- The hub replaces the documents.
- It is an index; decisions should rest on the publications themselves.
Rubric categories and K12 Cyber Forward tools
Cybersecurity Rubric 2.0 categories
- PR.DSData Security
- RS.MAIncident Management
- RC.RPIncident Recovery Plan Execution
Tools in the program portal
- Guide: Ransomware tabletop checklist for a school dayPublic guide
- Tabletop exercisesRun a scenario and capture after-action improvements
Related publications
- IR 8374 Rev. 1Ransomware risk management profile
Citation and source
Ransomware protection and response (web), Ransomware Protection and Response. National Institute of Standards and Technology. https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/ransomware-protection-and-response.
Topics: Ransomware. This summary was written by the K12 Cyber Forward program team in its own words. NIST is not affiliated with the program and has not reviewed it. The official publication on csrc.nist.gov controls.