APRA CPS 234 vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
What is the difference between APRA CPS 234 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0?
APRA CPS 234 is a government framework applying in Australia, with 24 controls across 10 domains. NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is a information security framework applying in the United States, with 106 controls across 12 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
APRA CPS 234 into NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
23.6%25 of 106 NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 controls carry evidence from APRA CPS 234, leaving 81 to satisfy separately.
49 candidate mappings were examined and 3 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 into APRA CPS 234
79.2%19 of 24 APRA CPS 234 controls carry evidence from NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, leaving 5 to satisfy separately.
60 candidate mappings were examined and 5 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about APRA CPS 234 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
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