+CP-02(08) Identify Critical Assets

CP-02(08) Identify Critical Assets

Control

Identify critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions.

Discussion

Organizations may choose to identify critical assets as part of criticality analysis, business continuity planning, or business impact analyses. Organizations identify critical system assets so that additional controls can be employed (beyond the controls routinely implemented) to help ensure that organizational mission and business functions can continue to be conducted during contingency operations. The identification of critical information assets also facilitates the prioritization of organizational resources. Critical system assets include technical and operational aspects. Technical aspects include system components, information technology services, information technology products, and mechanisms. Operational aspects include procedures (i.e., manually executed operations) and personnel (i.e., individuals operating technical controls and/or executing manual procedures). Organizational program protection plans can assist in identifying critical assets. If critical assets are resident within or supported by external service providers, organizations consider implementing [CP-2(7)](#cp-2.7) as a control enhancement.

Assessment Objective

critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions are identified.

Assessment Method

Examine

Contingency planning policy procedures addressing contingency operations for the system contingency plan business impact assessment system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with contingency planning and plan implementation responsibilities organizational personnel with knowledge of requirements for mission and business functions organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

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1.1 Referenzi

1.2 Rekwiżiti identifikati

1.3 Regolamenti relatati

2. Rekwiżiti identifikati

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3. Regolamenti relatati

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