Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

ir-4(8)

incident handling  | correlation with external organizations

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:  

ir-4(8)[1]

defines external organizations with whom organizational incident information is to be coordinated;

ir-4(8)[2]

defines incident information to be correlated and shared with organization-defined external organizations; and

ir-4(8)[3]

the organization coordinates with organization-defined external organizations to correlate and share organization-defined information to achieve a cross-organization perspective on incident awareness and more effective incident responses.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Incident response policy; procedures addressing incident handling; list of external organizations; records of incident handling coordination with external organizations; incident response plan; security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with incident handling responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; personnel from external organizations with whom incident response information is to be coordinated/shared/correlated].

Test: [SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for coordinating incident handling information with external organizations].