CCI-000530

Obtain alternate telecommunications services to reduce the likelihood of sharing a single point of failure with primary telecommunications services.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if alternate telecommunications services to reduce the likelihood of sharing a single point of failure with primary telecommunications services are obtained.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Contingency planning policy; procedures addressing primary and 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; primary and alternate telecommunications service providers; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-000530.