NIST SP 800-181
What is NIST SP 800-181?
NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework - defines categories, specialty areas, and work roles for the cybersecurity workforce. It comprises 52 controls organised across 7 domains, published by NIST, and applies in the United States.
How NIST SP 800-181 maps to other frameworks
All 52 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 7 domains NIST SP 800-181 groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with NIST SP 800-181
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in NIST SP 800-181. The number is how many NIST SP 800-181 controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
Implementation guides for frameworks that overlap NIST SP 800-181
Where NIST SP 800-181 overlaps with the standards you already hold
Where to get trained on NIST SP 800-181
One course in the catalogue covers NIST SP 800-181 directly. Each is self-paced, includes the downloadable toolkit and the implementation playbook, and carries a certificate of completion.
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What an auditor will ask you for
All 52 NIST SP 800-181 controls, each with what it requires, the artefacts an auditor will ask you for, and where it commonly fails. Free to read, nothing to fill in.
Read the NIST SP 800-181 evidence request listWhat NIST SP 800-181 means in your sector
What NIST SP 800-181 means for your job
Questions people ask about NIST SP 800-181
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How do I get started with NIST SP 800-181 compliance?
Query NIST SP 800-181 programmatically
NIST SP 800-181, its 52 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
NIST SP 800-181 API reference and MCP config →What NIST SP 800-181 requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one NIST SP 800-181 control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- DD-WRL-003 Secure Software Development
- OG-WRL-002 Cybersecurity Policy and Planning
- OG-WRL-003 Cybersecurity Workforce Management
- OG-WRL-004 Cybersecurity Curriculum Development
- OG-WRL-005 Cybersecurity Instruction
- OG-WRL-007 Executive Cybersecurity Leadership
- OG-WRL-008 Privacy Compliance
- OG-WRL-013 Systems Authorization
- OG-WRL-014 Systems Security Management
- PD-WRL-002 Digital Forensics
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