SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives

Description

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) generates security alerts and advisories to maintain situational awareness across the federal government. Security directives are issued by OMB or other designated organizations with the responsibility and authority to issue such directives.

Compliance to security directives is essential due to the critical nature of many of these directives and the potential immediate adverse effects on organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the nation should the directives not be implemented in a timely manner.

External organizations include, for example, external mission/business partners, supply chain partners, external service providers, and other peer/supporting organizations.

Applicability

Security alerts, advisories, and directives are the responsibility of the Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer (CISPO).

Implementation

TAMU-CC:

1. Receives information system security alerts, advisories, and directives from DIR Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, REN-ISAC, and other information security resources on an ongoing basis;
2. Generates internal security alerts, advisories, and directives as deemed necessary;
3. Disseminates security alerts, advisories, and directives to owners and custodians of related information resources; and
4. Implements security directives in accordance with established time frames or notifies the issuing organization of the degree of noncompliance.

Revision History

Last Updated: February 21, 2025

Previous Versions:

• June 29, 2023
• May 31, 2022
• March 25, 2021
• September 16, 2019