id: "IR-04(06)" title: "Insider Threats" family: "IR" family_name: "Incident Response" sort_id: "ir-04.06" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "IR-04" enhancement: True


Statement

Implement an incident handling capability for incidents involving insider threats.

Guidance

Explicit focus on handling incidents involving insider threats provides additional emphasis on this type of threat and the need for specific incident handling capabilities to provide appropriate and timely responses.

Assessment Objective

an incident handling capability is implemented for incidents involving insider threats.

Incident response policy

procedures addressing incident handling

mechanisms supporting incident handling

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

incident response plan

system security plan

audit records

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with incident handling responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Incident handling capability for the organization