Operationalise NIST CSF 2.0, function by function
Comply turns the NIST Cybersecurity Framework into a working programme — every function and category mapped to automated controls and continuous evidence, alongside your other frameworks.
Typical readiness: 6–10 weeks to a baseline current-state profile
What it is
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a voluntary, risk-based framework for managing cybersecurity. Version 2.0 organises outcomes into six functions — Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover — broken into categories and subcategories. It is not a certification but a structured way to assess and improve security posture, widely used as a common language between technical teams and leadership.
Who needs it
Organisations of any size that want a structured, board-friendly view of cybersecurity maturity — often adopted by enterprises, those in US critical-infrastructure sectors, and companies that need a framework to align security investment with risk.
Get NIST CSF-ready, then stay that way
Connect your stack, map controls once, and let continuous monitoring keep evidence fresh — across every framework you run.
Six functions mapped
Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover are pre-loaded with their categories, so you can assess current state and target state at a glance.
Maturity profiles
Build current and target profiles, see the gaps between them, and track improvement over time with evidence behind every score — not a static spreadsheet.
Crosswalk to your frameworks
NIST CSF maps to your SOC 2, ISO 27001 and other controls, so Comply reuses existing evidence to populate the framework instead of duplicating it.
Continuous control evidence
Pull live evidence from 30+ connectors so your CSF profile reflects how controls actually operate, not how they looked at assessment time.
Govern function built in
CSF 2.0 added the Govern function for risk strategy and oversight — Comply captures policies, roles and risk decisions as living, evidenced records.
Prioritise by risk
Tie subcategory gaps to risk so leadership can direct security investment where it matters, with a clear, defensible rationale.
NIST CSF as a living programme
Too often NIST CSF lives in a spreadsheet of self-assessed maturity scores that age the moment they are saved. Comply makes it operational:
- Assess current state across Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
- Profile target state and track the gap to it with evidence behind every score.
- Crosswalk your SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls so the framework populates from real data.
- Prioritise improvements by risk so leadership invests where it counts.
Because NIST CSF shares Comply’s evidence engine, your maturity profile reflects the same continuously monitored controls that power every other framework you run.
NIST CSF questions, answered
No — NIST CSF is a voluntary framework, not a certifiable standard. You use it to assess and improve posture and to communicate risk to leadership. Comply turns it into an operational programme with real evidence behind each outcome rather than a self-graded checklist.
Version 2.0 added the Govern function — covering risk strategy, roles and oversight — alongside the original five, and broadened the framework beyond critical infrastructure to all organisations. Comply supports all six functions out of the box.
CSF is an organising framework that crosswalks to control standards like ISO 27001 and to SOC 2. Comply maps a single control set across all of them, so the evidence you collect for one populates your CSF profile automatically.
Yes. Comply builds current and target profiles across the six functions with evidence behind each rating, giving leadership a clear, defensible view of maturity and where investment is needed.
A spreadsheet captures opinions at a point in time. Comply backs every subcategory with continuously collected evidence and reuses your other frameworks' controls, so your CSF profile stays accurate and is never an isolated exercise.
One platform, every framework
Comply maps a single control set across all of these — add a framework without adding work.
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