Cisco Secure And The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The purpose of the Protect function is to “develop and implement the appropriate safeguards to ensure delivery of critical infrastructure services,” according to NIST. Recall that the Identify function inventoried systems, assets, and data — so Cisco supports the Protect function with the advanced capabilities that enforce and harden security controls before the inevitable cyberattack attack occurs. Let’s take a closer look. PR.AC: Access Control. NIST defines the Access Control category’s goal as “limiting access to assets and associated facilities to authorized users, processes, or devices, and to authorized activities and transactions.”