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NIST CSF policy generator
Draft policies aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework functions in minutes — audit-ready, in English and French.
What is a NIST policy generator?
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework organises cybersecurity around six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover. A NIST policy generator produces the documentation that supports these functions from structured templates and maps it to the expected outcomes. PolicyForge covers this documentary layer for the NIST CSF as well as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIS2 and DORA.
NIST CSF 2.0: what changed in 2024
Version 2.0 of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, published in February 2024, brought two major shifts. First, a sixth function, Govern, grouping strategy, roles, policy and risk oversight — recognising that cybersecurity is a leadership decision before it is a technical topic. Second, a widening of ambition: originally designed for US critical infrastructure, the framework now explicitly addresses organisations of every size and sector, including outside the United States.
In practice, each function breaks down into categories and subcategories of expected outcomes, which map to controls from ISO 27001 or the CIS Controls. Organisations use it to express a current profile and a target profile, then prioritise the gap — a language leadership understands.
The six functions and their policies
How each NIST CSF 2.0 function maps to the policies that make it real:
| Function | Goal | Related policies |
|---|---|---|
| Govern | Strategy, roles, risk oversight | Information security policy, risk management |
| Identify | Know your assets and risks | Asset management, information classification |
| Protect | Reduce the attack surface | Access control, passwords/MFA, encryption, awareness |
| Detect | Spot anomalies | Logging & monitoring, vulnerability management |
| Respond | Contain and notify | Incident response |
| Recover | Restore the business | Backup & recovery, business continuity |
How to generate your NIST policies
- 1
Pick the function
Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond or Recover — or start from a specific policy.
- 2
Answer the wizard
A few questions about your organisation automatically tailor the content.
- 3
Generate the policy
PolicyForge drafts a complete, structured document with an approval block and versioning.
- 4
Export and get sign-off
Export to PDF or DOCX, get sign-off, keep the version. The audit log tracks changes.
About 5 minutes per policy.
Which policies for the NIST CSF?
Policies mapped to the NIST CSF functions. Click to see a sample PDF:
- Asset management policy (Identify)
- Risk management policy (Identify)
- Access control policy (Protect)
- Identity & access management policy (Protect)
- Data protection policy (Protect)
- Logging & monitoring policy (Detect)
- Vulnerability management policy (Detect)
- Incident response policy (Respond)
- Backup & recovery policy (Recover)
- Business continuity policy (Recover)
Frequently asked questions
What policies are needed for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?
The NIST CSF prescribes outcomes per function rather than a fixed list. In practice: asset and risk management (Identify); access control, IAM, data protection (Protect); logging, vulnerability management (Detect); incident response (Respond); backup and continuity (Recover).
Is the NIST CSF certifiable?
The NIST CSF is a voluntary self-assessment framework, not a certification scheme like ISO 27001. It is used to measure and improve posture; documentation remains essential to demonstrate maturity.
Does PolicyForge map policies to the NIST CSF?
Yes, each template states its associated NIST function and stays alignable with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 for multi-framework organisations.
Are the documents bilingual?
Yes, every policy is available in English and French.
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