id: "RA-03(04)" title: "Predictive Cyber Analytics" family: "RA" family_name: "Risk Assessment" sort_id: "ra-03.04" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "RA-03" enhancement: True


Statement

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Guidance

A properly resourced Security Operations Center (SOC) or Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) may be overwhelmed by the volume of information generated by the proliferation of security tools and appliances unless it employs advanced automation and analytics to analyze the data. Advanced automation and analytics capabilities are typically supported by artificial intelligence concepts, including machine learning. Examples include Automated Threat Discovery and Response (which includes broad-based collection, context-based analysis, and adaptive response capabilities), automated workflow operations, and machine assisted decision tools. Note, however, that sophisticated adversaries may be able to extract information related to analytic parameters and retrain the machine learning to classify malicious activity as benign. Accordingly, machine learning is augmented by human monitoring to ensure that sophisticated adversaries are not able to conceal their activities.

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Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, ra-03.04_odp.03 }} are employed to predict and identify risks to {{ insert: param, ra-03.04_odp.02 }}.

Risk assessment policy

security planning policy and procedures

procedures addressing organizational assessments of risk

risk assessment

risk assessment results

risk assessment reviews

risk assessment updates

risk reports

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with risk assessment responsibilities

organizational personnel with security responsibilities

Organizational processes for risk assessment

mechanisms supporting and/or conducting, documenting, reviewing, disseminating, and updating the risk assessment