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What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Identify function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

A.To develop organizational understanding of cybersecurity risk to systems, assets, data, and capabilities
B.To detect active cyberattacks in real time
C.To respond to cybersecurity incidents after they occur
D.To recover critical services after a breach

Why A 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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Where this fits in the NIST CSF exam

Identify Function

Asset management, business environment, governance, risk assessment, risk management strategy, and supply chain risk management

This question belongs to the "Identify" domain, which makes up about 20% of the NIST CSF exam.

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