National Institute of Standards and Technology

Cybersecurity Alignment
Built on a Framework.
Not a Sales Pitch.

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is one of the most widely used cybersecurity frameworks in North America. Our recommendations are mapped back to NIST CSF 2.0 outcomes, so our guidance is driven by recognized risk-management practices rather than vendor datasheets or resale incentives.

NIST CSF 2.0 Framework
// THE PROBLEM

Most organizations don't know where their gaps are.

Cybersecurity spending without a framework is difficult to measure. Organizations can buy tools, apply configurations, and pass individual audits, while still lacking a consistent way to understand whether their overall risk profile is improving. NIST CSF 2.0 provides that baseline: it connects cybersecurity recommendations to recognized outcomes, identifies gaps between the current and target state, and helps prioritize work based on risk rather than vendor preference.

NIST CSF 2.0 provides that baseline. Six functions. Dozens of categories. A consistent, vendor-neutral language for understanding where your environment stands, what it's missing, and what to prioritize next.

No documented cybersecurity baseline or risk register
Security decisions driven by vendor recommendations
No tested incident response or recovery plan
Asset inventory incomplete or nonexistent
No formal access review or privilege audit process
Monitoring alerts but no detection baseline
// THE FRAMEWORK

Six Functions. Full Coverage.

NIST CSF 2.0 organizes cybersecurity into six core functions. Click any function to see what we assess and why it matters.

GV

GOVERN

Establish and monitor the organization's cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy.

ID

IDENTIFY

Develop an organizational understanding to manage cybersecurity risk to systems, people, assets, data, and capabilities.

PR

PROTECT

Develop and implement appropriate safeguards to ensure delivery of critical services.

DE

DETECT

Develop and implement appropriate activities to identify the occurrence of a cybersecurity event.

RS

RESPOND

Develop and implement appropriate activities to take action regarding a detected cybersecurity incident.

RC

RECOVER

Develop and implement appropriate activities to maintain plans for resilience and restore capabilities impaired by a cybersecurity incident.

// THE METHODOLOGY

Depth over checkboxes.
Weighted by what matters to your business.

Our alignment engine draws from over 1,200 individual standards mapped across the six NIST CSF 2.0 functions. Each standard carries a weight — so rather than producing a binary pass/fail result, we produce a weighted score per category that reflects how much coverage you actually have and where the meaningful gaps are.

This matters because not every gap requires immediate action. A business with limited IT headcount may accept lower weight in detection controls while prioritizing governance and access protection first. The weighted model lets leadership see exactly where they stand and decide which gaps to close based on their risk tolerance, operational requirements, and budget — not a generic checklist.

1,200+

Standards Mapped

Individual controls and standards across all six CSF 2.0 functions

Per Category

Weighted Scoring

Each standard carries a weight — your score reflects actual coverage depth, not just presence

Risk-Based

Gap Prioritization

Gaps are ranked by business impact so leadership can act on what matters most first

Actionable

Output

A weighted gap report your team can use to build a prioritized remediation roadmap

// THE ALIGNMENT

What our alignment covers.

Our alignment is a structured audit of your organization against the six NIST CSF 2.0 functions and their categories. We evaluate where you currently stand relative to each category — what's addressed, what's partial, and what's absent.

The output is a gap report your leadership can act on. From there, we present solutions targeted at closing the specific gaps identified — no assumptions, no pre-packaged bundles, just a clear picture of where you are and what it would take to get where you need to be.

01
Govern — risk strategy, policy, and accountability structures
02
Identify — asset awareness and risk management practices
03
Protect — access control, awareness, and safeguard coverage
04
Detect — monitoring capability and detection process maturity
05
Respond — incident response plan existence and readiness
06
Recover — recovery planning and resilience documentation
07
Gap report against each NIST CSF 2.0 category
08
Prioritized solution recommendations to close identified gaps
// GET STARTED

Know where your gaps are.
Before an attacker does.

A NIST CSF 2.0 alignment gives you a clear picture of your cybersecurity posture — and a prioritized roadmap to improve it.