Running the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in Tmux

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework gives a clear structure for identifying, protecting, detecting, responding to, and recovering from threats. Tmux turns that structure into a live, persistent workspace where nothing is lost mid-stream. Together, they form a practical system for continuous security operations.

Start with Identify. In Tmux, keep one window dedicated to asset inventories, compliance checklists, and system baselines. Split panes for API queries, vulnerability scans, and configuration reviews. You can return days later and find every context intact.

Move to Protect. Use Tmux to run access control audits in one tab, encryption verification scripts in another. Lock the Tmux session with a password. Manage firewall policies without closing sessions when deployments push.

Detect runs best with real-time visibility. Tmux keeps SIEM dashboards, log tailing, and IDS output streaming in separate panes. Timestamp every alert. Scroll back instantly to see the chain of events before a trigger. No need to re-run commands after a disconnect.

Respond under pressure. In Tmux, switch layouts to bring incident response playbooks alongside live system terminals. Open secure tunnels in persistent panes. Keep an immediate record of every remediation step while coordinating across sessions.

Recover with proof. Tmux logs and scrollback become artifacts for post-incident reports, mapped directly to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework’s recovery category. Document changes, validate that systems return to baseline, and make the evidence tamper-resistant.

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework offers policy-level structure. Tmux offers an operational backbone. Used together, they enable high-speed, high-accuracy security workflows without the fragility of temporary terminals.

Run the framework in Tmux once and you will not go back. See the workflow live in minutes at hoop.dev.