Free NIST CSF 2.0 Cheat Sheet (One-Page PDF)
Most NIST CSF guides run 30 pages. Your board meeting gives you five minutes. So we put the whole CSF 2.0 structure on one printable page: the six functions, what each covers, the question to ask your team for each one, the four tiers, and how Profiles turn it all into a plan.
It’s free, there’s no sign-up, and you’re welcome to share it with your team.
What’s on the Cheat Sheet
- The six functions (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) with their category and subcategory counts
- One leadership question per function, like “Who owns cyber risk, and what has the board approved?”
- The four implementation tiers, from Partial to Adaptive
- A four-step way to use Profiles to build your roadmap
- What changed from CSF 1.1, in one line
How to Use It
Print it before your next security review and walk down the “Ask your team” column. Any question nobody can answer is a gap worth putting on the roadmap. Start with Govern, since it’s the function most organizations skipped under CSF 1.1.
Want the details behind each section? Read our NIST CSF 2.0 overview for the full structure and our practical NIST CSF guide for a phased rollout.
FAQ
Is this an official NIST document?
No. It’s a Framework Logic summary based on NIST CSF 2.0. For the official framework, quick start guides, and reference tool, visit nist.gov/cyberframework.
Can I share the cheat sheet?
Yes. Share it freely with your team or clients. Just keep the Framework Logic credit on it.
Will there be more templates?
Yes. We’re adding more one-page framework summaries and templates to this section. Subscribe to the newsletter on our homepage to hear when they’re out.
