id: "AT-01" title: "Policy and Procedures" family: "AT" family_name: "Awareness and Training" sort_id: "at-01" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization"


Develop, document, and disseminate to {{ insert: param, at-1_prm_1 }}:

{{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy that:

Addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and

Is consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines; and

Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the awareness and training policy and the associated awareness and training controls;

Designate an {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.04 }} to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the awareness and training policy and procedures; and

Review and update the current awareness and training:

Policy {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.05 }} and following {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.06 }} ; and

Procedures {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.07 }} and following {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.08 }}.

Guidance

Awareness and training policy and procedures address the controls in the AT family that are implemented within systems and organizations. The risk management strategy is an important factor in establishing such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures contribute to security and privacy assurance. Therefore, it is important that security and privacy programs collaborate on the development of awareness and training policy and procedures. Security and privacy program policies and procedures at the organization level are preferable, in general, and may obviate the need for mission- or system-specific policies and procedures. The policy can be included as part of the general security and privacy policy or be represented by multiple policies that reflect the complex nature of organizations. Procedures can be established for security and privacy programs, for mission or business processes, and for systems, if needed. Procedures describe how the policies or controls are implemented and can be directed at the individual or role that is the object of the procedure. Procedures can be documented in system security and privacy plans or in one or more separate documents. Events that may precipitate an update to awareness and training policy and procedures include assessment or audit findings, security incidents or breaches, or changes in applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines. Simply restating controls does not constitute an organizational policy or procedure.

Assessment Objective: an awareness and training policy is developed and documented;

Assessment Objective: the awareness and training policy is disseminated to {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.01 }};

Assessment Objective: awareness and training procedures to facilitate the implementation of the awareness and training policy and associated access controls are developed and documented;

Assessment Objective: the awareness and training procedures are disseminated to {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.02 }}.

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses purpose;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses scope;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses roles;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses responsibilities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses management commitment;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses coordination among organizational entities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy addresses compliance; and

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.03 }} awareness and training policy is consistent with applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines; and

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.04 }} is designated to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the awareness and training policy and procedures;

Assessment Objective: the current awareness and training policy is reviewed and updated {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.05 }};

Assessment Objective: the current awareness and training policy is reviewed and updated following {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.06 }};

Assessment Objective: the current awareness and training procedures are reviewed and updated {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.07 }};

Assessment Objective: the current awareness and training procedures are reviewed and updated following {{ insert: param, at-01_odp.08 }}.

System security plan

privacy plan

awareness and training policy and procedures

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with awareness and training responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities