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This guide provides instructions, recommendations, and considerations for federal information system contingency planning. Contingency planning refers to a coordinated strategy involving plans, procedures, and technical measures that enable the recovery of information systems, operations, and data after a disruption. It supports the requirement that identified services provided by information systems are able to operate effectively without excessive interruption. This guideline has been prepared for use by federal agencies but may be used by nongovernmental organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright. The core obligation for applicable organizations is to develop and maintain a viable contingency planning program through a seven-step process integrated into the system development life cycle. This process includes: 1) developing a formal contingency planning policy statement; 2) conducting a business impact analysis (BIA) to identify and prioritize critical systems; 3) identifying preventive controls to reduce disruption effects; 4) creating thorough recovery strategies; 5) developing a detailed information system contingency plan; 6) ensuring the plan is tested, personnel are trained, and exercises are conducted to validate capabilities; and 7) maintaining the plan as a living document. The guide presents sample formats based on low-, moderate-, or high-impact levels as defined by FIPS 199.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: National Institute of Standards and Technology · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-34r1.pdf
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- Authority Section: This document has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public Law 107-347.
- Executive Summary: Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover information system services after a disruption. Interim measures may include relocation of information systems and operations to an alternate site, recovery of information system functions using alternate equipment, or performance of information system functions using manual methods.
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