Cybersecurity frameworks

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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.