Misconception M6 / F8

A framework spreadsheet is not “secure” or “certified”

The framework spreadsheet means we are secure, or certified.

Wrong claim

Why it feels true

A completed grid of categories looks finished, and the word framework sounds like a certificate.

Precise correction

NIST CSF 2.0 (CSWP 29, final 26 February 2024) is a language for outcomes, Organizational Profiles, and Tiers.

It does not issue a certificate, and a filled spreadsheet of categories is not evidence that TrackPort exports are protected.

Riverstone still needs an owner, a dated profile for one system, and a record such as a restore test or an MFA enrollment report. The framework cards spell out what a certificate, when one exists, does and does not cover.

NIST CSWP 29: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, final 2024-02-26 ↗

MINI-CHECK

Leadership says Riverstone is “CSF certified” because every category cell is green. What should Maya say?

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