3.6.1SPRS: 5 points

Establish an operational incident-handling capability

Incident Response · NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2

Requirement

Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities.

Discussion

Organizations recognize that incident handling capability is dependent on the capabilities of organizational systems and the mission/business processes being supported by those systems. Organizations consider incident handling as part of the definition, design, and development of mission/business processes and systems. Incident-related information can be obtained from a variety of sources including audit monitoring, network monitoring, physical access monitoring, user and administrator reports,

How this affects your SPRS score

Under the DoD Assessment Methodology, a perfect SPRS score is 110. If this control is not met, 5 points is subtracted from your score.

Want your estimated SPRS score?

Answer 15 quick questions covering the highest-impact controls and get an instant estimate.

Estimate my SPRS score →

Source: NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 (public domain) · SPRS weighting per the DoD Assessment Methodology · This is reference information, not an official assessment.

Support is offline

Enable live chat support. We use Crisp which stores a cookie and may process your email. See our Privacy Policy.

Support is offline

Enable live chat support. We use Crisp which stores a cookie and may process your email. See our Privacy Policy.