FedRAMP Moderate
IR - Incident Response

FedRAMP Moderate IR-3: Incident Response Testing

Requires the incident response capability to be tested at a defined frequency using defined tests, to determine its effectiveness, and the results documented.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 45 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-08 Relevant suppliers and other third parties are included in incident planning, response, and recovery activities
  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-01 Improvements are identified from evaluations
  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-04 Incident response plans and other cybersecurity plans that affect operations are established, communicated, maintained, and improved
  • NIST-CSF-RC.RP-01 The recovery portion of the incident response plan is executed once initiated from the incident response process
  • NIST-CSF-RC.RP-04 Critical mission functions and cybersecurity risk management are considered to establish post-incident operational norms

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.24 Information security incident management planning and preparation
  • 5.29 Information security during disruption
  • 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity
  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.24 Information security incident management planning and preparation
  • 5.29 Information security during disruption
  • 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity
  • 8.13 Information backup

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-A1.2 Environmental protections, data backups, and recovery infrastructure support availability
  • SOC2-A1.3 Recovery plan procedures support system recovery from failures
  • SOC2-CC7.4 Responds to identified security incidents through defined procedures
  • SOC2-CC9.1 Identifies, selects and develops risk mitigation activities

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-BCM-04 Verification, updating and testing of the business continuity
  • C5-SIM-05 Evaluation and learning process

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-11.1 Establish and Maintain a Data Recovery Process
  • CIS-17.7 Conduct Routine Incident Response Exercises

DORA · 2 controls

  • DORA-Art.24 General requirements for the performance of digital operational resilience testing
  • DORA-Art.25 Testing of ICT tools and systems
  • CBPR-PR-33 Testing the effectiveness of safeguards

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-32 Annual Review and Testing of Response Plans
  • CFTC-SS-16 Security Incident Response Plan and Testing

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 8.4.4 Business continuity plans

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 12.10.2 IRP reviewed and tested annually

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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