NIST 800-53 template · NIST SP 800-53 control families
Incident Response Policy (IR Family)
Establishes an incident response capability including preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and post-incident activities, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IR control family. Written for your company, citing the controls below.
- Sections
- 8
- Controls cited
- 10
- Formats
- PDF, Word
- Shelf
- 10 NIST 800-53documents in all
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NIST 800-538 sections
Incident Response Policy (IR Family)Establishes an incident response capability including preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and post-incident activities, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IR control family.
- Cites
- IR-1, SOC 2 CC7.3, SOC 2 CC7.4 and 7 more
- Formats
- PDF and Word
NIST 800-53 shelf
Sections
Each written around your company: your tools, your roles, your review dates.
- Purpose and Scope
- Incident Response Team
- Incident Response Training
- Incident Response Testing
- Incident Handling Procedures
- Incident Monitoring and Reporting
- Post-Incident Analysis
- Information Spillage Response
Controls it cites
The NIST 800-53 controls first, then the matching controls in other frameworks.
- IR-1Incident ResponseNIST 800-53
- SOC 2 CC7.3System Operations: Incident ResponseSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC7.4System Operations: Incident HandlingSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC7.5System Operations: RecoverySOC 2
- ISO A.5.24Incident Management PlanningISO 27001
- HIPAA §164.308(a)(6)Security Incident ProceduresHIPAA
- PCI DSS Req. 12.10Incident ResponsePCI DSS
- CSF RS.MA-1Incident ManagementNIST CSF
- NIS2 Art. 21.2bIncident HandlingNIS2
- NIS2 Art. 23Incident ReportingNIS2
- NIST 800-537 sections
System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family)
CitesSC-1 SOC 2 CC6.6 SOC 2 CC6.7 +9 +10PDF · WordCites SC-1, System and Communications (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC6.6, Logical & Physical Access: External Threats (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC6.7, Logical & Physical Access: Transmission Security (SOC 2), and 9 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Risk Assessment Policy (RA Family)
CitesRA-1 SOC 2 CC3.1 SOC 2 CC3.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites RA-1, Risk Assessment (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC3.1, COSO Principle 6: Risk Objectives (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC3.2, COSO Principle 7: Risk Identification (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Personnel Security Policy (PS Family)
CitesAT-1 SOC 2 CC1.4 SOC 2 CC1.5 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AT-1, Security Awareness Training (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC1.4, COSO Principle 4: Competence Commitment (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC1.5, COSO Principle 5: Accountability (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Access Control Policy (AC Family)
CitesAC-1 SOC 2 CC6.1 SOC 2 CC6.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AC-1, Access Control Policy (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC6.1, Logical & Physical Access: Security Software (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC6.2, Logical & Physical Access: Credentials (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Audit & Accountability Policy (AU Family)
CitesAU-1 SOC 2 CC7.1 SOC 2 CC7.2 +6 +7PDF · WordCites AU-1, Audit and Accountability (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC7.1, System Operations: Detection Mechanisms (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC7.2, System Operations: Monitoring (SOC 2), and 6 more. - NIST 800-537 sections
Security Assessment & Authorization Policy (CA Family)
CitesCA-1 SOC 2 CC4.1 SOC 2 CC4.2 +5 +6PDF · WordCites CA-1, Security Assessment (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC4.1, COSO Principle 16: Monitoring Activities (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC4.2, COSO Principle 17: Deficiency Communication (SOC 2), and 5 more.
NIST 800-53 on its own
- Documents
- 10
- Plan
- Growth
- Price
- $199 a month or $1,990 a year
Growth also covers HIPAA, so NIST 800-53 + HIPAA stays at $199 a month. Two frameworks besides HIPAA need Scale.
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