+CP-04 Contingency Plan Testing
---+CP-04(01) Coordinate with Related Plans
---+CP-04(02) Alternate Processing Site
---+CP-04(03) Automated Testing
---+CP-04(04) Full Recovery and Reconstitution
---+CP-04(05) Self-challenge

CP-04 Contingency Plan Testing

Control

  1. Test the contingency plan for the system [Assignement: frequency] using the following tests to determine the effectiveness of the plan and the readiness to execute the plan: [Assignement: organization-defined tests].
  2. Review the contingency plan test results; and
  3. Initiate corrective actions, if needed.

Discussion

Methods for testing contingency plans to determine the effectiveness of the plans and identify potential weaknesses include checklists, walk-through and tabletop exercises, simulations (parallel or full interrupt), and comprehensive exercises. Organizations conduct testing based on the requirements in contingency plans and include a determination of the effects on organizational operations, assets, and individuals due to contingency operations. Organizations have flexibility and discretion in the breadth, depth, and timelines of corrective actions.

Assessment Objective

    1. the contingency plan for the system is tested [Assignement: frequency];
    2. [Assignement: tests] are used to determine the effectiveness of the plan;
    3. [Assignement: tests] are used to determine the readiness to execute the plan;
  2. the contingency plan test results are reviewed;
  3. corrective actions are initiated, if needed.

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing contingency plan testing contingency plan contingency plan test documentation contingency plan test results system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with responsibilities for contingency plan testing, reviewing, or responding to contingency plan tests organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

1. Oversigt

CP-04(01) Coordinate with Related Plans

Control

Coordinate contingency plan testing with organizational elements responsible for related plans.

Discussion

Plans related to contingency planning for organizational systems include Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Recovery Plans, Continuity of Operations Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Critical Infrastructure Plans, Cyber Incident Response Plans, and Occupant Emergency Plans. Coordination of contingency plan testing does not require organizations to create organizational elements to handle related plans or to align such elements with specific plans. However, it does require that if such organizational elements are responsible for related plans, organizations coordinate with those elements.

Assessment Objective

contingency plan testing is coordinated with organizational elements responsible for related plans.

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy incident response policy procedures addressing contingency plan testing contingency plan testing documentation contingency plan business continuity plans disaster recovery plans continuity of operations plans crisis communications plans critical infrastructure plans cyber incident response plans occupant emergency plans system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency plan testing responsibilities personnel with responsibilities for related plans organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
CP-04(02) Alternate Processing Site

Control

Test the contingency plan at the alternate processing site:
  1. To familiarize contingency personnel with the facility and available resources; and
  2. To evaluate the capabilities of the alternate processing site to support contingency operations.

Discussion

Conditions at the alternate processing site may be significantly different than the conditions at the primary site. Having the opportunity to visit the alternate site and experience the actual capabilities available at the site can provide valuable information on potential vulnerabilities that could affect essential organizational mission and business functions. The on-site visit can also provide an opportunity to refine the contingency plan to address the vulnerabilities discovered during testing.

Assessment Objective

  1. the contingency plan is tested at the alternate processing site to familiarize contingency personnel with the facility and available resources;
  2. the contingency plan is tested at the alternate processing site to evaluate the capabilities of the alternate processing site to support contingency operations.

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing contingency plan testing contingency plan contingency plan test documentation contingency plan test results alternate processing site agreements service-level agreements system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency planning and plan implementation responsibilities organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
CP-04(03) Automated Testing

Control

Test the contingency plan using [Assignement: automated mechanisms].

Discussion

Automated mechanisms facilitate thorough and effective testing of contingency plans by providing more complete coverage of contingency issues, selecting more realistic test scenarios and environments, and effectively stressing the system and supported mission and business functions.

Assessment Objective

the contingency plan is tested using [Assignement: automated mechanisms].

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing contingency plan testing contingency plan automated mechanisms supporting contingency plan testing contingency plan test documentation contingency plan test results system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency plan testing responsibilities organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
CP-04(04) Full Recovery and Reconstitution

Control

Include a full recovery and reconstitution of the system to a known state as part of contingency plan testing.

Discussion

Recovery is executing contingency plan activities to restore organizational mission and business functions. Reconstitution takes place following recovery and includes activities for returning systems to fully operational states. Organizations establish a known state for systems that includes system state information for hardware, software programs, and data. Preserving system state information facilitates system restart and return to the operational mode of organizations with less disruption of mission and business processes.

Assessment Objective

  1. a full recovery of the system to a known state is included as part of contingency plan testing;
  2. a full reconstitution of the system to a known state is included as part of contingency plan testing.

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing system recovery and reconstitution contingency plan contingency plan test documentation contingency plan test results system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency plan testing responsibilities organizational personnel with system recovery and reconstitution responsibilities organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
CP-04(05) Self-challenge

Control

Employ [Assignement: mechanisms] to [Assignement: system or system component] to disrupt and adversely affect the system or system component.

Discussion

Often, the best method of assessing system resilience is to disrupt the system in some manner. The mechanisms used by the organization could disrupt system functions or system services in many ways, including terminating or disabling critical system components, changing the configuration of system components, degrading critical functionality (e.g., restricting network bandwidth), or altering privileges. Automated, on-going, and simulated cyber-attacks and service disruptions can reveal unexpected functional dependencies and help the organization determine its ability to ensure resilience in the face of an actual cyber-attack.

Assessment Objective

[Assignement: mechanisms] are employed to disrupt and adversely affect the [Assignement: system or system component].

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing system recovery and reconstitution contingency plan contingency plan test documentation contingency plan test results system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency plan testing responsibilities organizational personnel with system recovery and reconstitution responsibilities organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

1.1 Referencer

1.2 Identificerede krav

1.3 Relaterede reguleringer

2. Identificerede krav

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is blocked by CP-04 Contingency Plan Testing – Assessment Procedure
is blocked by Contingency Plan Testing & Exercises
is blocked by Contingency Plan Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & Lessons Learned