Responses to detected cybersecurity incidents are managed and executed effectively. (NIST CSF 2.0: RESPOND — RS.MA, RS.AN, RS.CO)
A compliant Incident Response Policy for NIST CSF 2.0 must include the following8 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.
Policy objectives and incident definition.
Severity levels (P1–P4) and category definitions.
Roles, responsibilities, and on-call rotation.
Alert triage and initial severity determination.
Step-by-step response playbook.
Internal escalation and external stakeholder notification.
Forensic evidence handling and chain of custody.
Root cause analysis and lessons learned process.
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Identifying and managing organizational assets within the context of their relative importance to business objectives. (NIST CSF 2.0: IDENTIFY — ID.AM)
Process for understanding cybersecurity risks to assets, systems, and operations to inform risk response decisions. (NIST CSF 2.0: IDENTIFY — ID.RA)
Access to assets and associated facilities is limited to authorized users and processes. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.AA)
Personnel and partners are provided with cybersecurity awareness education. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.AT)
Data is managed consistent with risk strategy to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. (NIST CSF 2.0: PROTECT — PR.DS)
Anomalies and events are detected and their potential impact understood. (NIST CSF 2.0: DETECT — DE.AE)
Systems and assets are monitored to identify cybersecurity events and verify protective measure effectiveness. (NIST CSF 2.0: DETECT — DE.CM)
Recovery processes ensure restoration of systems or assets affected by cybersecurity incidents. (NIST CSF 2.0: RECOVER — RC.RP)