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NIST IR 8596: Cyber AI Profile (draft)

CSF 2.0 profile for AI (Secure / Defend / Thwart)

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from NIST IR 8596 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseNIST IR 8596IR 8596Duty holderNot statedApplies fromNo dateDraft orproposedArtefactAI-systemsecurity…LayersLayer 03Layer 04Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from NIST IR 8596 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseNIST IR 8596 · IR 8596Duty holderNot statedApplies fromNo date · Draft or proposedArtefactAI-system security controlsLayersLayer 03Layer 04Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-NIST-IR8596. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: NIST IR 8596, IR 8596.
  • Duty holder: Not stated.
  • Applies from: No date, Draft or proposed.
  • Artefact: AI-system security controls.
  • Layers: Layer 03, Layer 04.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-NIST-IR8596
Instrument
NIST IR 8596 Cyber AI Profile (draft) framework
Clause
IR 8596
Applies from
No date Draft or proposed · Draft: initial preliminary draft 2025-12-16, still the current version as of 2026-09-24

The artefact that evidences it

AI-system security controls; runtime observability; threat detection mapped to CSF 2.0.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Source

Chapter 08, section NIST AI RMF, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). NIST IR 8596: Cyber AI Profile (draft) (AIGE-OBL-NIST-IR8596). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-nist-ir8596. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{NIST IR 8596: Cyber AI Profile (draft) (AIGE-OBL-NIST-IR8596)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-nist-ir8596},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}