NISTIR 8286
Integrating Cybersecurity and
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
K
evin Stine
Stephen Quinn
Greg Witte
R. K. Gardner
T
his publication is available free of charge from:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8286
NISTIR 8286
Integrating Cybersecurity and
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
K
evin Stine Greg Witte
Applied Cybersecurity Division Huntington Ingalls Industries
Information Technology Laboratory Annapolis Junction, MD
St
ephen Quinn R. K. Gardner
Computer Security Division New World Technology Partners
Information Technology Laboratory Annapolis, MD
T
his publication is available free of charge from:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8286
O
ctober 2020
U.
S. Department of Commerce
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary
N
ational Institute of Standards and Technology
Walter Copan, NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency or Internal Report 8286
74 pages (October 2020 )
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Abstract
The increasing frequency, creativit y, and severit y of cybersecurit y attac ks m eans that all
enterprise s should ensur e that cybersecurity risk i s receiving appropriat e attention within their
enterpris e risk manageme nt (ERM ) programs. Thi s doc ument is intended to help individual
organizations w ithin a n enterp rise improve the ir cybersecurity ris k information, w hich they