Using NIST concepts to organize your security work
NIST frameworks, such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, provide a common language for describing security activities: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. Many organizations use NIST concepts to organize their security program, even when they also pursue SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
Why NIST is useful
- Gives you a structured way to think about your security lifecycle.
- Helps align technical and non-technical stakeholders on priorities.
- Works well as a foundation for more specific frameworks and requirements.
Rather than creating a competing checklist, NIST can serve as the map that ties your controls and obligations together.
Connecting frameworks through NIST
- Map SOC 2, ISO 27001, and internal controls to NIST functions and categories.
- Use NIST language to summarize your program for leadership and boards.
- Identify areas where you may be strong in one framework but missing coverage in another.
Cyberneza can help you build this map so that audits and customer reviews feel more connected to a single strategy.
Using Vanta data in a NIST context
If you use Vanta, many of the tests and integrations already map to security activities that fit into NIST functions. The challenge is often pulling that information into a narrative your stakeholders can understand.
- Use Vanta evidence to show how you identify and protect key assets.
- Highlight monitoring that supports detect and respond capabilities.
- Track recurring reviews that contribute to recovery and improvement.
How Cyberneza can help
- Develop a NIST-informed view of your security program.
- Connect technical evidence to non-technical summaries.
- Prepare materials for leadership or customer-facing discussions.
Next steps
If you would like help making sense of how your controls, frameworks, and tools fit together, we can work through a NIST-informed view of your environment and build a clearer picture for your team and customers.