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Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Informative References Quick-Start Guide
August 25, 2026

The final version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1347, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0: Informative References Quick-Start Guideis now available. It explains what informative references are and how they support achieving the outcomes of the CSF 2.0. The guide introduces readers to NIST tools available for accessing, viewing, and using informative references for cybersecurity risk management, including direct download, the CSF 2.0 Reference Tool, and the Online Informative References Program. The document also provides two sample use cases along with examples of how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support reference data use when implemented with continuous evaluation and improvement. 

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Created August 18, 2026, Updated August 25, 2026