SC-24

SC-24 FAIL IN KNOWN STATE

Overview

Number	Title	Impact	Priority	Subject Area
SC-24	Fail In Known State	HIGH	P1	System And Communications Protection

Instructions
The information system fails to a Assignment: organization-defined known-state for Assignment: organization-defined types of failures preserving Assignment: organization-defined system state information in failure.

Guidance
Failure in a known state addresses security concerns in accordance with the mission/business needs of organizations. Failure in a known secure state helps to prevent the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information in the event of failures of organizational information systems or system components. Failure in a known safe state helps to prevent systems from failing to a state that may cause injury to individuals or destruction to property. Preserving information system state information facilitates system restart and return to the operational mode of organizations with less disruption of mission/business processes.

Guidance

Failure in a known state addresses security concerns in accordance with the mission/business needs of organizations. Failure in a known secure state helps to prevent the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information in the event of failures of organizational information systems or system components. Failure in a known safe state helps to prevent systems from failing to a state that may cause injury to individuals or destruction to property. Preserving information system state information facilitates system restart and return to the operational mode of organizations with less disruption of mission/business processes.

Enhancements