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title: "Why Airlock Digital : Compliance : NIST"
description: "The NIST cybersecurity framework is path toward NIST compliance; secure endpoints, enforce Deny by Default, and meet NIST CSF & 800-53 standards"
source: https://www.airlockdigital.com/compliance/nist-compliance
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Why Airlock Digital : Compliance

# Streamline NIST Compliance with Airlock Digital

Proactive endpoint security aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

[![logo - NIST]](https://www.nist.gov/)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides essential guidelines to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture. Compliance with NIST standards, such as the [Cybersecurity Framework](https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework) (CSF 2.0) and [NIST 800-53](https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final), is critical for protecting sensitive data, ensuring operational continuity, and maintaining trust in today’s complex threat landscape.

Airlock Digital delivers application control capabilities that align with NIST’s core functions—Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, and Govern—empowering organizations to implement robust security controls.

Proactive Risk Reduction

Stop unauthorized applications and malware from executing, reducing vulnerabilities.

Streamlined Compliance

Simplify audits with detailed, immutable logs of all file executions and execution attempts.

Cross-Environment Protection

Secure IT, OT, and hybrid environments, including legacy systems critical to operations.

Improved Threat Detection

Detect and block malicious activity before it impacts sensitive systems.

Operational Resilience

Protect essential services and data, ensuring business continuity in the face of cyber threats.

## How Airlock Digital supports compliance with the Cyber Security Framework (CSF)

The NIST Cyber Security Framework ([CSF 2.0](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.1308.pdf)) is a commonly used framework applied across a variety of different public and private sector industries. The CSF is designed to be broad, incorporating six core functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.

- **GOVERN** categories include: Risk Management Strategy, Roles/Responsibilities, Policy, Organizational context, Oversight, and Supply chain risk management.
- **IDENTIFY** categories include Asset Management, Risk Assessment, Improvement.
- **PROTECT** categories include IDaM, Awareness and Training, Data security, Platform security, Technology infrastructure resilience.
- **DETECT** categories include Continuous Monitoring, and Adverse Event Analysis.
- **RESPOND** categories include Incident management, incident analysis, incident response and communication, incident mitigation. The intent of the RESPOND function is to manage, analyze, report, communicate, and mitigate cybersecurity incidents.
- **RECOVER** categories include incident recovery plan execution, incident recovery communication.

Airlock Digital's application control and allowlisting solution can help organizations align with CSF as follows:

### PR: PROTECT

As a proactive endpoint protection solution, Airlock Digital provides a state-of-the-art allowlisting capabilities that prevent the installation and execution of unauthorized software on systems and platforms. Airlock Digital leverages a Deny by Default model, enabling organizations to configure platforms to allow the installation of approved software only.

### DE: DETECT

The intent of the DE function is to ensure possible cybersecurity attacks are found and analyzed. Through in-built capability and partnership with VirusTotal, Airlock Digital can be leveraged to assist with identifying indicators of compromise with high confidence. This can help organizations identify adverse events, and move towards remediation activities.

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