NIST CSF Practice Question: What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Detect function in the NIST... | CyberCertPrep
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What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Detect function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?
A.To develop and implement appropriate activities to identify the occurrence of a cybersecurity event
B.To prevent cybersecurity events from occurring
C.To respond to detected cybersecurity incidents
D.To recover systems after a cybersecurity breach
Why A is correct
The Detect function enables timely discovery of cybersecurity events by developing and implementing the appropriate activities to identify the occurrence of a cybersecurity event.
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Where this fits in the NIST CSF exam
Detect Function
NIST CSF Detect function: continuous monitoring, anomaly and event detection, and detection processes.
This question belongs to the "Detect" domain, which makes up about 20% of the NIST CSF exam.
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