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IR-6

IR-6: Incident Reporting

The organization:

IR-6a.: Requires personnel to report suspected security incidents to the organizational incident response capability within [Assignment: organization-defined time period]; and

IR-6b.: Reports security incident information to [Assignment: organization-defined authorities].

Supplemental

The intent of this control is to address both specific incident reporting requirements within an organization and the formal incident reporting requirements for federal agencies and their subordinate organizations. Suspected security incidents include, for example, the receipt of suspicious email communications that can potentially contain malicious code. The types of security incidents reported, the content and timeliness of the reports, and the designated reporting authorities reflect applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance. Current federal policy requires that all federal agencies (unless specifically exempted from such requirements) report security incidents to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) within specified time frames designated in the US-CERT Concept of Operations for Federal Cyber Security Incident Handling.

CIA Levels
Confidentiality	low
Integrity	low
Availability	low

Overlays
Privacy (High), Privacy (Low), Privacy (Mod), Privacy (PHI)

Related Controls

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to IR-6.

Control	Description
IR-4	The organization: IR-4a.: Implements an incident handling capability for security incidents that includes preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery; IR-4b.: Coordinates incident handling activities with contingency planning activities; and IR-4c.: Incorporates lessons learned from ongoing incident handling activities into incident response procedures, training, and testing, and implements the resulting changes accordingly.
IR-5	The organization tracks and documents information system security incidents.
IR-8	The organization: IR-8a.: Develops an incident response plan that: IR-8a.1.: Provides the organization with a roadmap for implementing its incident response capability; IR-8a.2.: Describes the structure and organization of the incident response capability; IR-8a.3.: Provides a high-level approach for how the incident response capability fits into the overall organization; IR-8a.4.: Meets the unique requirements of the organization, which relate to mission, size, structure, and functions; IR-8a.5.: Defines reportable incidents; IR-8a.6.: Provides metrics for measuring the incident response capability within the organization; IR-8a.7.: Defines the resources and management support needed to effectively maintain and mature an incident response capability; and IR-8a.8.: Is reviewed and approved by [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles]; IR-8b.: Distributes copies of the incident response plan to [Assignment: organization-defined incident response personnel (identified by name and/or by role) and organizational elements]; IR-8c.: Reviews the incident response plan [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; IR-8d.: Updates the incident response plan to address system/organizational changes or problems encountered during plan implementation, execution, or testing; IR-8e.: Communicates incident response plan changes to [Assignment: organization-defined incident response personnel (identified by name and/or by role) and organizational elements]; and IR-8f.: Protects the incident response plan from unauthorized disclosure and modification.

Enhancements

The controls below (if any) add on to the requirements of IR-6.

Control	Description
IR-6 (1)	The organization employs automated mechanisms to assist in the reporting of security incidents.
IR-6 (2)	The organization reports information system vulnerabilities associated with reported security incidents to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles].
IR-6 (3)	The organization provides security incident information to other organizations involved in the supply chain for information systems or information system components related to the incident.

Related CCIs

The CCIs below are tied to IR-6.

CCI	Definition
CCI-000834	The organization defines a time period for personnel to report suspected security incidents to the organizational incident response capability.
CCI-000835	The organization requires personnel to report suspected security incidents to the organizational incident response capability within the organization-defined time period.
CCI-000836	The organization reports security incident information to organization-defined authorities.
CCI-002791	The organization defines authorities to whom security incident information is reported.