During the course, you will build a plan to implement the NIST Framework for XYZ Corporation. Each week you will review in detail $1$ of the $5$ functions of the NIST framework and work to build each section of your implementation plan by Week $5.$

Background: XYZ Corporation is a large manufacturing company that is not in the government sector. They have a significant number of trade secrets and are subject to numerous regulations. They have many competitors that could benefit from having these trade secrets$.$ Their current security program is a bit below average and needs to improve.

In Week $1,$ you are learning about the Identify function of the NIST Framework.

Build a $1-$page table in Microsoft$$ Word that addresses the Identify Function. Include $3$ categories that will be a part of your implementation plan. Include at least $1$ sub$-$category for each category.

Write a $2-$ to $4-$page explanation of the Identify Function to include in your final Implementation Plan in Week $5.$ Complete the following in your explanation:

Describe the Identify Function.

Describe the categories you$$ve chosen and how these will address security concerns and vulnerabilities in security.

Elaborate on the sub$-$category providing details of what you would implement.

Describe how you will evaluate which implementation tier the categories align to$.$

Provide a short summary of how the categories and subcategories align to the organization$$s security policies and risk appetite.

Include proper headings for each of the bullets to ensure the paper is easy for management to follow.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.