From the course: Security for the SMB: Implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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Best practices

Best practices

- [Announcer] By learning about the NIST Five Step frame work, you've made an important step in your company's cyber security journey. Now it's time to put the lessons learned into practice. There's some things you can do to make the journey easier. First of all, know that security is a journey not a destination. The idea is for you to continually improve the security practices in your business. Start with the basics, set your goals for security. Ask yourself simple questions like, why are you doing it. Is it to be compliant with a particular law, regulation or tandard. Or it may be due to a recent security incident that happened to you or someone you know, whatever the reason. Understand why security is important for your organization. Without giving detailed prescriptions. NIST wants organizations to create a profile of themselves. Based on their business requirements, risk tolerance, and available resources. Resources…

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