CP-3(1)

Requirement

Incorporate simulated events into contingency training to facilitate effective response by personnel in crisis situations.

Discussion

The use of simulated events creates an environment for personnel to experience actual threat events, including cyber-attacks that disable websites, ransomware attacks that encrypt organizational data on servers, hurricanes that damage or destroy organizational facilities, or hardware or software failures.

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Contingency planning policy; procedures addressing contingency training; contingency plan; contingency training curriculum; contingency training material; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with contingency planning, plan implementation, and training responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for contingency training; mechanisms for simulating contingency events].

ID	Assessment Objectives
CP-03(01)	simulated events are incorporated into contingency training to facilitate effective response by personnel in crisis situations.

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