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SP 1299Final2024

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Resource and Overview Guide

At a glanceAn eight-page tour of CSF 2.0 with one page per function and a map of NIST's companion resources. It is the fastest way for a cabinet member or new technology hire to get oriented. Read it before the full framework.

Reading level
Leader
Length
8 pages · about 10 min for the key parts
Best for
Superintendents and cabinet, Technology directors, Business officials, IT staff and service partners
CSF 2.0
Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover
Read it on NIST DOI 10.6028/NIST.SP.1299 ↗

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Key concepts

This short guide explains what CSF 2.0 is, the common ways to use it, and what each function covers. Most of its value is as a directory: it points to the full framework, the quick-start guides, informative references, implementation examples and NIST's online reference tools.

How it is organized

  • What CSF 2.0 is and how organizations use it
  • Core, Organizational Profiles and Tiers in brief
  • One page per function: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover
  • Where to find more: informative references, implementation examples, the CSF 2.0 Reference Tool

What a school district should take from it

  • You do not need to read the full framework to start using it.
  • Each function page works as a one-page discussion starter for a cabinet meeting.

How to use it in your district

  1. Hand it to new cabinet members and board liaisons as their introduction to district cybersecurity.
  2. Use the function pages as agendas for a six-meeting leadership briefing series.
  3. Pair each function page with your rubric results for that function.

Common misconceptions

It is a summary you can cite instead of the framework.
It is an orientation guide. For decisions and reports, cite CSF 2.0 itself (CSWP 29).

Rubric categories and K12 Cyber Forward tools

Cybersecurity Rubric 2.0 categories

  • GV.OCOrganizational Context
  • ID.IMImprovement

Tools in the program portal

Related publications

Citation and source

SP 1299, NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Resource and Overview Guide. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2024. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1299.

Topics: Frameworks and profiles. 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.