Cybersecurity Standards & Frameworks: A Must-Know for Every Security Professional
NIST – Energy, finance, healthcare, government
ISO/IEC 27001 – Technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing
PCI DSS – Retail, e-commerce, financial services
GDPR – Any organization handling EU citizen data
HIPAA – Healthcare, health insurance, medical research
SOC 2 – Cloud services, SaaS, technology providers
COBIT – Enterprise IT management, IT consulting, finance
CMMC – Defense contractors, aerospace, military technology
FISMA – U.S. government agencies, federal contractors, defense
CIS Controls – Cross-industry, practical cybersecurity implementation
OWASP – Software development, application security
ITIL – IT service management, MSPs, enterprise IT
✅These frameworks guide cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and compliance efforts.