id: "IR-08(01)" title: "Breaches" family: "IR" family_name: "Incident Response" sort_id: "ir-08.01" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "IR-08" enhancement: True


Statement

Include the following in the Incident Response Plan for breaches involving personally identifiable information:

A process to determine if notice to individuals or other organizations, including oversight organizations, is needed;

An assessment process to determine the extent of the harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to affected individuals and any mechanisms to mitigate such harms; and

Identification of applicable privacy requirements.

Guidance

Organizations may be required by law, regulation, or policy to follow specific procedures relating to breaches, including notice to individuals, affected organizations, and oversight bodies; standards of harm; and mitigation or other specific requirements.

Assessment Objective: the incident response plan for breaches involving personally identifiable information includes a process to determine if notice to individuals or other organizations, including oversight organizations, is needed;

Assessment Objective: the incident response plan for breaches involving personally identifiable information includes an assessment process to determine the extent of the harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to affected individuals and any mechanisms to mitigate such harms;

Assessment Objective: the incident response plan for breaches involving personally identifiable information includes the identification of applicable privacy requirements.

Incident response policy

procedures addressing incident response planning

incident response plan

system security plan

privacy plan

records of incident response plan reviews and approvals

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with incident response planning responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

Organizational incident response plan and related organizational processes