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id: "MA-01" title: "Policy and Procedures" family: "MA" family_name: "Maintenance" sort_id: "ma-01" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization"

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

{{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance 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 maintenance policy and the associated maintenance controls;

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

Review and update the current maintenance:

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

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

Guidance

Maintenance policy and procedures address the controls in the MA 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 maintenance 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 maintenance policy and procedures 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: a maintenance policy is developed and documented;

Assessment Objective: the maintenance policy is disseminated to {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.01 }};

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

Assessment Objective: the maintenance procedures are disseminated to {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.02 }};

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses purpose;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses scope;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses roles;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses responsibilities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses management commitment;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses coordination among organizational entities;

Assessment Objective: the {{ insert: param, ma-01_odp.03 }} maintenance policy addresses compliance;

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maintenance policy and procedures

system security plan

privacy plan

organizational risk management strategy

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with maintenance responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities