AI based NIST CSF by Merlin

Why NIST CSF Matters?

Global Standard for Cybersecurity

Recognized worldwide as the baseline for building and measuring cyber resilience.

Flexible & Scalable

Applies equally well to startups, mid-market firms, and global enterprises across any industry.

Regulatory Alignment

Supports compliance with HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX, SEC rules, and many other
standards, reducing audit fatigue.

Proactive Risk Management

Helps companies shift from reactive firefighting to a structured, proactive approach
that reduces costs and minimizes cyber incidents.

How Our AI-Powered Tool Helps

  • Department-Wise Questionnaires – Each team fills tailored questions scheduled across the organization, ensuring full coverage of CSF categories (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover).
  • AI-Powered Scoring & Tiering – Our model scores every answer, assigns the company a NIST CSF Tier (1–4), and explains the reasoning behind each score.
  • Actionable Dashboards – Generates a clear view of where the company stands in every CSF function, backed by evidence.
  • Improvement Plan Generation – Provides a prioritized roadmap to move to the next tier, comparing performance with industry averages.
  • 3-Week Audit Cycle – Delivers what normally takes months of manual consulting in under 3 Weeks.

Example: An Oil & Gas company used Merlin’s tool for a NIST CSF 2.0 audit. Departmental responses reveal gaps in the Respond function, particularly around incident communications. Our AI tool assigns the company a Tier 2 score with evidence backed explanations, and recommends incident playbooks and communication drills to help them progress toward Tier 3.