CP-7

Requirement
1. Establish an alternate processing site, including necessary agreements to permit the transfer and resumption of [Assignment: organization-defined system operations] for essential mission and business functions within [Assignment: organization-defined time period consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives] when the primary processing capabilities are unavailable;
2. Make available at the alternate processing site, the equipment and supplies required to transfer and resume operations or put contracts in place to support delivery to the site within the organization-defined time period for transfer and resumption; and
3. Provide controls at the alternate processing site that are equivalent to those at the primary site.

Discussion

Alternate processing sites are geographically distinct from primary processing sites and provide processing capability if the primary processing site is not available. The alternate processing capability may be addressed using a physical processing site or other alternatives, such as failover to a cloud-based service provider or other internally or externally provided processing service. Geographically distributed architectures that support contingency requirements may also be considered alternate processing sites. Controls that are covered by alternate processing site agreements include the environmental conditions at alternate sites, access rules, physical and environmental protection requirements, and the coordination for the transfer and assignment of personnel. Requirements are allocated to alternate processing sites that reflect the requirements in contingency plans to maintain essential mission and business functions despite disruption, compromise, or failure in organizational systems.

Related NIST 800-53 ID

CP-2;CP-6;CP-8;CP-9;CP-10;MA-6;PE-3;PE-11;PE-12;PE-17;SC-36;SI-13

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Contingency planning policy; procedures addressing alternate processing sites; contingency plan; alternate processing site agreements; primary processing site agreements; spare equipment and supplies inventory at alternate processing site; equipment and supply contracts; service-level agreements; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with responsibilities for contingency planning and/or alternate site arrangements; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for recovery at the alternate site; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing recovery at the alternate processing site].

ID	Assessment Objectives
CP-07b.[01]	the equipment and supplies required to transfer operations are made available at the alternate processing site or if contracts are in place to support delivery to the site within <CP-07_ODP[02] time period> for transfer;
CP-07b.[02]	the equipment and supplies required to resume operations are made available at the alternate processing site or if contracts are in place to support delivery to the site within <CP-07_ODP[02] time period> for resumption;
CP-07c.	controls provided at the alternate processing site are equivalent to those at the primary site.
CP-07a.	an alternate processing site, including necessary agreements to permit the transfer and resumption of <CP-07_ODP[01] system operations> for essential mission and business functions, is established within <CP-07_ODP[02] time period> when the primary processing capabilities are unavailable;

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