NIST AI Risk Management Framework: A Data Protection Guide
Veeam, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Veeam explains how the NIST AI Risk Management Framework depends on mature data protection and recovery capabilities.
This guide breaks down how the NIST AI Risk Management Framework's four functions (Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage) each assume data capabilities that most programs were never built to provide. Although the framework is voluntary guidance rather than regulation, it requires robust data visibility, classification, and recovery to be effective.
The post identifies common gaps such as incomplete data inventories that exclude AI-specific assets and backup policies that overlook model artifacts and training datasets. It positions the combined Veeam and Securiti AI platform as a way to address the underlying data-layer requirements of AI risk management.