IR-6

IR-6 INCIDENT REPORTING

Overview

Number	Title	Impact	Priority	Subject Area
IR-6	Incident Reporting	LOW	P1	Incident Response

Instructions
The organization: IR-6a. Requires personnel to report suspected security incidents to the organizational incident response capability within Assignment: organization-defined time period; and IR-6b. Reports security incident information to Assignment: organization-defined authorities.

Guidance
The intent of this control is to address both specific incident reporting requirements within an organization and the formal incident reporting requirements for federal agencies and their subordinate organizations. Suspected security incidents include, for example, the receipt of suspicious email communications that can potentially contain malicious code. The types of security incidents reported, the content and timeliness of the reports, and the designated reporting authorities reflect applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance. Current federal policy requires that all federal agencies (unless specifically exempted from such requirements) report security incidents to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) within specified time frames designated in the US-CERT Concept of Operations for Federal Cyber Security Incident Handling.

Guidance

The intent of this control is to address both specific incident reporting requirements within an organization and the formal incident reporting requirements for federal agencies and their subordinate organizations. Suspected security incidents include, for example, the receipt of suspicious email communications that can potentially contain malicious code. The types of security incidents reported, the content and timeliness of the reports, and the designated reporting authorities reflect applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance. Current federal policy requires that all federal agencies (unless specifically exempted from such requirements) report security incidents to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) within specified time frames designated in the US-CERT Concept of Operations for Federal Cyber Security Incident Handling.

Enhancements

IR-6 (1) Automated Reporting

MODERATE

The organization employs automated mechanisms to assist in the reporting of security incidents.

IR-6 (2) Vulnerabilities Related To Incidents

The organization reports information system vulnerabilities associated with reported security incidents to Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles.

IR-6 (3) Coordination With Supply Chain

Organizations involved in supply chain activities include, for example, system/product developers, integrators, manufacturers, packagers, assemblers, distributors, vendors, and resellers. Supply chain incidents include, for example, compromises/breaches involving information system components, information technology products, development processes or personnel, and distribution processes or warehousing facilities. Organizations determine the appropriate information to share considering the value gained from support by external organizations with the potential for harm due to sensitive information being released to outside organizations of perhaps questionable trustworthiness.

The organization provides security incident information to other organizations involved in the supply chain for information systems or information system components related to the incident.