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Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.05

What is the "golden triangle" (Goldenes Dreieck) of holistic cyber security, and how does it map to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

Security must balance three dimensions — Technology, Processes and People — sitting around the NIST CSF core functions.

People, Process and Technology as a triangle around the NIST CSF core.

* The golden triangle — People, Process and Technology balanced around the NIST CSF core functions. *

The golden triangle says you cannot buy your way to security with tools alone. Technik (Technology): buy and configure the right tools. Prozesse (Processes): define and control how work is done. Mitarbeiter (People): sensitise and train staff. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 organises security into core functions — Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover — that wrap around these dimensions. Govern is the central function added in CSF 2.0 that ties the rest together.

NIST CSF 2.0

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From Quiz: ISM / Security Incident Management | Updated: Jul 05, 2026