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Who is responsible? What are the rules? Who oversees vendors?
In plain English
NIST CSF is a simple way to talk about cybersecurity in six areas. It is not a state license. Ohio public organizations use it to structure their ORC § 9.64 program and explain progress to boards, insurers, and IT partners.
The six areas
Identify
What systems and services matter most?
Protect
Access, training, backups, and basic safeguards.
Detect
How you notice problems—logs, alerts, monitoring.
Respond
What you do when something bad happens—including state reporting clocks.
Recover
How you get services back for residents and staff.
Why local governments like it
- Boards understand it better than raw technical checklists
- It pairs well with CIS Controls for day-to-day work
- Insurers and MSPs already speak this language
- It helps show “where we are” vs “where we want to be”
How FalconForgeAI helps you
We use NIST CSF as a clear map for your public-sector evidence—not as a badge or certificate.
- Map your documents — Line policies and proof up to the six CSF areas.
- Current vs target — Show what you can prove today and what is next.
- Connect to ORC § 9.64 — Keep the legal program story and the CSF story aligned.
- Leadership views — Plain-language summaries for administrators and boards.
- Work packages — A practical list of improvements with owners.
We help you see and organize the story. Your leaders still decide. We do not file OCIC or Auditor reports, certify compliance, or give legal advice.