Nist cybersecurity skills

NIST Cybersecurity Skills

Unified reference for NIST cybersecurity frameworks, controls, and standards.

Framework Routing

Use this table to determine which reference file to load based on the user's question.

User Intent	Framework	Reference Path
Security/privacy controls, control families, control baselines	SP 800-53 Rev 5	references/800-53/
Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC	SP 800-171 Rev 3	references/800-171/
Assessment procedures, control testing, evidence	SP 800-53A Rev 5	references/800-53a/
Cybersecurity Framework, CSF functions, categories, subcategories	CSF 2.0	references/csf/
Risk Management Framework, authorization, ATO	SP 800-37 Rev 2	references/800-37/
Zero Trust Architecture, ZTA	SP 800-207	references/800-207/
Risk assessment, threat modeling	SP 800-30 Rev 1	references/800-30/
Incident response, handling, reporting	SP 800-61 Rev 3	references/800-61/
Digital identity, authentication, identity proofing	SP 800-63 Rev 4	references/800-63/
Supply chain risk management, C-SCRM	SP 800-161 Rev 1	references/800-161/
Cryptographic modules, security categorization, minimum security	FIPS	references/fips/
Cross-framework mappings, baselines, control relationships	Cross-References	references/cross-references/
Definitions, terms, acronyms	Glossary	references/glossary.md

SP 800-53 Rev 5 — Control Families Quick Reference

These are the 20 control families. Each has a dedicated reference file.

Code	Family	File	Controls
AC	Access Control	references/800-53/ac.md	AC-1 through AC-25
AT	Awareness and Training	references/800-53/at.md	AT-1 through AT-6
AU	Audit and Accountability	references/800-53/au.md	AU-1 through AU-16
CA	Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring	references/800-53/ca.md	CA-1 through CA-9
CM	Configuration Management	references/800-53/cm.md	CM-1 through CM-14
CP	Contingency Planning	references/800-53/cp.md	CP-1 through CP-13
IA	Identification and Authentication	references/800-53/ia.md	IA-1 through IA-13
IR	Incident Response	references/800-53/ir.md	IR-1 through IR-10
MA	Maintenance	references/800-53/ma.md	MA-1 through MA-7
MP	Media Protection	references/800-53/mp.md	MP-1 through MP-8
PE	Physical and Environmental Protection	references/800-53/pe.md	PE-1 through PE-23
PL	Planning	references/800-53/pl.md	PL-1 through PL-11
PM	Program Management	references/800-53/pm.md	PM-1 through PM-32
PS	Personnel Security	references/800-53/ps.md	PS-1 through PS-9
PT	PII Processing and Transparency	references/800-53/pt.md	PT-1 through PT-8
RA	Risk Assessment	references/800-53/ra.md	RA-1 through RA-10
SA	System and Services Acquisition	references/800-53/sa.md	SA-1 through SA-23
SC	System and Communications Protection	references/800-53/sc.md	SC-1 through SC-51
SI	System and Information Integrity	references/800-53/si.md	SI-1 through SI-23
SR	Supply Chain Risk Management	references/800-53/sr.md	SR-1 through SR-12

CSF 2.0 — Functions Quick Reference

Function	Code	File	Focus
Govern	GV	references/csf/govern.md	Organizational context, strategy, policy, roles, oversight
Identify	ID	references/csf/identify.md	Asset management, risk assessment, improvement
Protect	PR	references/csf/protect.md	Access control, training, data security, platform security
Detect	DE	references/csf/detect.md	Continuous monitoring, adverse event analysis
Respond	RS	references/csf/respond.md	Incident management, analysis, mitigation, reporting
Recover	RC	references/csf/recover.md	Recovery planning, execution, communication

Common Tasks

Find controls for a specific topic

1. Identify the relevant control family from the table above
2. Load the family reference file (e.g., references/800-53/ac.md for Access Control)
3. Search for the specific control by ID or keyword

Compare FedRAMP baselines

1. Load references/cross-references/baselines.md
2. Look up Low, Moderate, or High baseline control selections
3. Cross-reference with specific control family files for details

Map 800-53 controls to CSF

1. Load references/cross-references/800-53-to-csf.md
2. Find the CSF function/category of interest
3. See which 800-53 controls implement that category

Map 800-53 to 800-171

1. Load references/cross-references/800-53-to-800-171.md
2. Find the 800-53 control of interest
3. See the corresponding 800-171 requirement (if any)

Look up related controls

1. Load the family reference file (e.g., references/800-53/ac.md)
2. Each non-withdrawn control has a **Related Controls:** line listing cross-references
3. These are sourced from the authoritative NIST OSCAL catalog

Check baseline applicability

1. Each non-withdrawn control has a **Baselines:** line showing Low, Moderate, and/or High
2. For a full listing: python scripts/lookup.py baseline moderate (or low, high)
3. Filter by family: python scripts/lookup.py baseline moderate AC
4. See also references/cross-references/baselines.md for FedRAMP details

Map CSF 2.0 to 800-53 controls

1. By function: python scripts/lookup.py map csf PR (shows all Protect mappings)
2. By category: python scripts/lookup.py map csf PR.AA (shows specific category)
3. Or load references/cross-references/800-53-to-csf.md directly

Look up assessment procedures

1. Identify the control from 800-53
2. Load the corresponding family file under references/800-53a/
3. Find the assessment objectives and methods

Understand a NIST term

1. Load references/glossary.md
2. Search for the term alphabetically

Cross-Framework Relationships

CSF 2.0 (strategic)
  └── SP 800-37 (RMF process)
       └── SP 800-53 Rev 5 (controls catalog)
            ├── SP 800-53A Rev 5 (assessment procedures)
            ├── SP 800-171 Rev 3 (CUI subset → CMMC)
            ├── SP 800-30 (risk assessment for control selection)
            └── FedRAMP Baselines (Low/Moderate/High selections)

Supporting Publications:
  ├── SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture)
  ├── SP 800-61 (Incident Response)
  ├── SP 800-63 (Digital Identity)
  ├── SP 800-161 (Supply Chain Risk)
  └── FIPS 140-3, 199, 200 (foundational standards)

Usage Notes

• Control IDs follow the pattern: {FAMILY}-{NUMBER} (e.g., AC-2, SI-4)
• Enhancements append a parenthetical: AC-2(1), SI-4(5)
• Baselines: Low ⊂ Moderate ⊂ High (each higher baseline includes all controls from lower ones). Each control in 800-53 files has a **Baselines:** tag showing which baselines include it.
• Related Controls: Every non-withdrawn control has a **Related Controls:** line sourced from the NIST OSCAL catalog.
• 800-171 requirements map to a subset of 800-53 Moderate baseline controls
• CSF categories use dot notation: GV.OC-01, PR.AC-01
• OSCAL (Open Security Controls Assessment Language) provides machine-readable versions of these frameworks

Data Sources

Reference content is derived from:

• Dataset: ethanolivertroy/nist-cybersecurity-training (530,912 structured examples from 596 NIST publications)
• Raw PDFs: ethanolivertroy/nist-publications-raw (596 PDFs, 2 GB)
• NIST OSCAL: Official machine-readable catalogs for 800-53, 800-171, and FedRAMP baselines