In the five steps for creating and using a CSF Organizational Profile, what happens at step four?
AAnalyze the gaps and create an action plan
BScope the Profile and record its assumptions
CGather the information the Profile needs
DImplement the plan and update the Profile
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Analyze the gaps and create an action plan
1. Section 3.1 numbers the five steps, so this is a matter of counting to four.
2. Step 1 is "Scope the Organizational Profile", documenting the high-level facts and assumptions the Profile rests on.
3. Step 2 is "Gather the information needed to prepare the Organizational Profile", such as policies, risk priorities, business impact analysis registers and work roles.
4. Step 3 is "Create the Organizational Profile", deciding what information it should hold for the selected outcomes.
5. Step 4 is "Analyze the gaps between the Current and Target Profiles, and create an action plan", which the document expands as a gap analysis feeding "a prioritized action plan (e.g., risk register, risk detail report, Plan of Action and Milestones [POA&M])".
6. Step 5 is "Implement the action plan, and update the Organizational Profile". The cycle is not one-off: "an organization can repeat these steps as often as needed".
_Source: NIST CSWP 29 "The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0" (Feb 2024), section 3.1 "CSF Profiles"_
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