NISTNIST CSFIdentify FunctionEASYFree question
What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Identify function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?
- A.To restore normal operations and support timely recovery of systems, services, and capabilities after an incident
- B.To detect anomalous events in real time across systems, networks, and data flows
- C.To develop organizational understanding of cybersecurity risk to systems, assets, data, and capabilities
- D.To design and deploy safeguards that limit or contain the impact of a cybersecurity event, once one is confirmed
Why C is correct
The Identify function helps organizations develop an understanding of their environment to manage cybersecurity risk to systems, assets, data, and capabilities, forming the foundation for all other framework functions.
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