NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) was first published in 2014 with the objective of helping organizations understand, reduce risks, and communicate about cybersecurity. In version 2.0, improvements and additional details have been made to be more comprehensive and up-to-date. The CSF 2.0 framework consists of six core functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, and Govern, with Governance being a new function added in CSF 2.0. When working together, these functions provide a comprehensive view of the cycle for managing cybersecurity risks.

1. Govern: Governance of risk management, performing oversight duties for risk management, setting acceptable risk levels, clearly defining roles and responsibilities, and consistently enforcing policies to promote accountability and drive continuous improvement in managing cybersecurity risks.
2. Identify: Identifying risks of various devices, prioritizing assets within the organization based on their importance, and having a process for managing information assets.
3. Protect: Implementing security measures to safeguard the organization's operational systems or data, such as defining access rights and using system protection technologies.
4. Detect: Establishing processes to detect abnormal situations in the organization's networks and information systems. Having an effective detection process helps organizations identify cyber threats quickly, leading to timely responses and problem resolution.
5. Respond: Defining guidelines and steps for dealing with cybersecurity incidents (Incident Response Plan), responding quickly and effectively to those incidents to reduce risks and potential impacts.
6. Recover: Recovering from cybersecurity incidents by following a pre-established, step-by-step recovery plan and ensuring the completeness of backup data used for recovery.

For Thailand, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) has been adopted as a guideline for the operations of various agencies, both public and private, that have their foundational work systems based on information technology. This was established in the Cybersecurity Act B.E. 2562 as a standard that helps improve security for organizations, whether small or large. Adhering to the NIST CSF guidelines will ensure that the organization’s systems and information, as well as its networks, are secure, as the practices cover everything from assessment, preparedness, monitoring, to responding to cyber problems or disasters that may arise.