IR-1 Incident Response Policy and Procedures
Description
This Control addresses the establishment of policy and procedures for the effective implementation of selected security controls and control enhancements in the IR family. Policy and procedures reflect applicable federal laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance. Security program policies and procedures at the organization level may make the need for system specific policies and procedures unnecessary.
The policy can be included as part of the general information security policy for organizations or conversely, can be represented by multiple policies reflecting the complex nature of certain organizations.
The procedures can be established for the security program in general and for particular information systems, if needed.
The organizational risk management strategy is a key factor in establishing policy and procedures.
Applicability
This Control applies to all unit heads, information resource owners or custodians, and third parties who are responsible for TAMU-CC information resources assets.
This Control is intended to address those incident situations that escalate beyond the capability of one unit or department to handle effectively and/or have consequences potentially impacting resources outside of the unit, or if a security incident is determined to be significant (e.g., the disclosure of confidential information).
Common events like malware or other events that are detected, mitigated, and resources restored within a reasonable amount of time, with locally available unit resources, are not included in these procedures.
Implementation
The Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer (CISPO) shall assess the significance of a security incident based on the business impact on the affected resources and the current and potential technical effect of the incident (e.g., loss of revenue, productivity, access to services, reputation, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, or propagation to other networks) as follows:
- Develop, document, and disseminate to Owners and Custodians:
- An incident response policy that addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and
- Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the incident response policy and associated incident response controls; and
- Review and update the current:
- Incident response policy annually; and
- Incident response procedures annually or when required by information systems, TAMU System, state, federal, and/or regulatory requirements change.
Revision History
Last Updated: February 21, 2025
Previous Versions:
- June 29, 2023
- May 31, 2022
- March 25, 2021
- September 16, 2019