Function

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001821",
  "term": "Function",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Used interchangeably with algorithm in this document.\n\n2. Primary unit within the Cybersecurity Framework. Exhibits basic cybersecurity activities at their highest level.\n\n3. One of the main components of the Framework. Functions provide the highest level of structure for organizing basic cybersecurity activities into Categories and Subcategories. The five functions are Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.\n\n4. A component of the Core that provides the highest level of structure for organizing basic privacy activities into Categories and Subcategories.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1",
    "NISTIR 8183; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 1; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 2; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 3; NISTIR 8183 Rev. 1; NIST IR 8406 [Update 1]",
    "NIST Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1",
    "NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/function/"
}