id: "PL-07" title: "Concept of Operations" family: "PL" family_name: "Planning" sort_id: "pl-07" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization"
Develop a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the system describing how the organization intends to operate the system from the perspective of information security and privacy; and
Review and update the CONOPS {{ insert: param, pl-07_odp }}.
Guidance
The CONOPS may be included in the security or privacy plans for the system or in other system development life cycle documents. The CONOPS is a living document that requires updating throughout the system development life cycle. For example, during system design reviews, the concept of operations is checked to ensure that it remains consistent with the design for controls, the system architecture, and the operational procedures. Changes to the CONOPS are reflected in ongoing updates to the security and privacy plans, security and privacy architectures, and other organizational documents, such as procurement specifications, system development life cycle documents, and systems engineering documents.
Assessment Objective: a CONOPS for the system describing how the organization intends to operate the system from the perspective of information security and privacy is developed;
Assessment Objective: the CONOPS is reviewed and updated {{ insert: param, pl-07_odp }}.
Security and privacy planning policy
procedures addressing security and privacy CONOPS development
procedures addressing security and privacy CONOPS reviews and updates
security and privacy CONOPS for the system
system security plan
privacy plan
records of security and privacy CONOPS reviews and updates
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with security and privacy planning and plan implementation responsibilities
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
Organizational processes for developing, reviewing, and updating the security CONOPS
mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the development, review, and update of the security CONOPS