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Govern
Establish and communicate the cybersecurity risk strategy, roles, and policy that inform the rest of the program. Added as a function in CSF 2.0.
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Track NIST CSF 2.0 across your program
NIST CSF 2.0 is a framework, not a checklist. Here is how to organize your controls under its six functions, own and evidence them, and see where your program stands — with VeriGRC behind the work.
Knowing where you stand on NIST CSF 2.0 is the hard part
Adopting NIST CSF 2.0 is straightforward; keeping a clear, current picture of your program is not. Controls live in one place, evidence in another, and ownership is often assumed rather than assigned. When someone asks how ready you are, the answer takes a week to assemble. Organizing your controls under the framework — with owners, evidence, and readiness in one place — turns that question into something you can answer at a glance. NIST CSF 2.0 is one framework within a broader compliance management program.
The six functions of NIST CSF 2.0
NIST CSF 2.0 organizes cybersecurity outcomes into six functions. In VeriGRC, you organize your controls under them.
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Identify
Understand the assets, suppliers, and risks that make up your environment, so the program is grounded in what you actually have.
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Protect
Put safeguards in place — access management, awareness, data security — to limit or contain the impact of an event.
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Detect
Find and analyze potentially adverse events so issues are noticed rather than discovered later.
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Respond
Take action on a detected incident — communication, analysis, and mitigation — so the organization knows what to do.
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Recover
Restore the capabilities and services affected by an incident, and capture what was learned.
Tracking NIST CSF 2.0 in VeriGRC
From adopting the framework to showing your readiness at audit time.
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Bring NIST CSF 2.0 into your program
Start from the seeded NIST CSF 2.0 framework and bring its controls into VeriGRC, instead of tracking the framework in a separate spreadsheet.
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Organize controls by function
Map the controls you operate to the framework so your work is organized under Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
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Own and evidence each control
Assign every control an owner, move it through a clear lifecycle, and attach the evidence that supports it — so accountability and proof live with the control.
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Track readiness and prepare for audit
Watch readiness build across the framework, and assemble an audit-ready package from the evidence already in your program when it is time to show your work.
How VeriGRC supports it
Your NIST CSF 2.0 program runs on connected VeriGRC modules — controls, evidence, readiness, and reporting.
Compliance & Control Hub
Map your NIST CSF 2.0 controls, assign ownership, attach evidence, and track readiness across the framework.
Learn moreAudit & Reporting
Turn the evidence behind your controls into audit-ready packages and executive reporting.
Learn moreRole-Based Dashboards
Give owners and leadership a current view of NIST CSF 2.0 readiness.
Learn moreRisk Register
Connect control gaps to the risks they create, with owned decisions and a reviewable history.
Learn moreNIST CSF 2.0 — frequently asked questions
What is NIST CSF 2.0?
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is a voluntary framework for managing and reducing cybersecurity risk. Version 2.0 organizes outcomes into six functions — Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover — with Govern added to emphasize cybersecurity governance and risk management.
What are the six functions of NIST CSF 2.0?
NIST CSF 2.0 is organized into six functions: Govern (strategy, roles, and policy), Identify (assets and risks), Protect (safeguards), Detect (finding adverse events), Respond (acting on incidents), and Recover (restoring capabilities). VeriGRC lets you organize and track your controls under these functions.
Does VeriGRC make my organization NIST CSF 2.0 compliant or certified?
No. NIST CSF 2.0 is a voluntary framework, and VeriGRC does not certify your organization or guarantee an outcome. VeriGRC helps your team manage, track, evidence, and report on your work against NIST CSF 2.0 — the assessment of your program remains with you and any auditors you engage.
How do I track NIST CSF 2.0 readiness?
In VeriGRC, each NIST CSF 2.0 control can be assigned an owner, moved through a lifecycle, and backed by evidence. Readiness and evidence-coverage tracking then show how much of the framework is decided and supported by proof, so you can see where the program stands.
How does VeriGRC support NIST CSF 2.0?
VeriGRC ships NIST CSF 2.0 as a seeded framework you can map your controls to, assign ownership, attach evidence, track readiness, and assemble audit-ready packages — all on one data model with a complete audit trail. See our compliance management page for the broader program view.