CCI-000524

Establish alternate telecommunication services, including necessary agreements to permit the resumption of organization-defined system operations for essential mission functions within an organization-defined time period when the primary telecommunications capabilities are unavailable at either the primary or alternate processing or storage sites.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if alternate telecommunications services, including necessary agreements to permit the resumption of [CP-08_ODP[01]; system operations to be resumed for essential mission and business functions are defined], are established for essential mission and business functions within [CP-08_ODP[02]; time period within which to resume essential mission and business functions when the primary telecommunications capabilities are unavailable is defined] when the primary telecommunications capabilities are unavailable at either the primary or alternate processing or storage sites.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Contingency planning policy; procedures addressing alternate telecommunications services; contingency plan; primary and alternate telecommunications service agreements; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with contingency plan telecommunications responsibilities; organizational personnel with system recovery responsibilities; organizational personnel with knowledge of requirements for mission and business functions; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel with responsibility for acquisitions/contractual agreements]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting telecommunications].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-000524.