The “PROTECT” function, which comes next after “IDENTITY” function of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, focuses on proactively establishing measures and controls to safeguard an organization’s digital and physical assets from cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, encompassing activities like implementing Access Control, conducting security awareness training, ensuring data security, safeguarding organizational information, maintaining critical infrastructure processes and procedures, utilizing protective technology, all with the goal of reducing risk and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organization’s resources and data.
Below is the cheat sheet on how to utilize the “PROTECT” function in securing your organization.
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