NIST CSF 2.0: Understanding and Implementing the Govern Function

This article summarizes NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, highlighting the new Govern core function added to the original Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover functions; it explains Govern’s subcategories (organizational context, risk management strategy, roles/responsibilities, policy, oversight, and supply chain risk management), why governance is critical to risk-driven cybersecurity, four operating principles for implementation (risk transparency, communications, ownership, and decision-making), and how Arctic Wolf’s services map to and support the updated framework.