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IR-06 Incident Reporting

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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Title

Incident Reporting

Control

a. Require personnel to report suspected incidents to the organizational incident response capability within [Assignment: time period] ; and
b. Report incident information to [Assignment: authorities].

Discussion

The types of incidents reported, the content and timeliness of the reports, and the designated reporting authorities reflect applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines. Incident information can inform risk assessments, control effectiveness assessments, security requirements for acquisitions, and selection criteria for technology products.

Parameters

ir-06_odp.01: time period
ir-06_odp.02: authorities

Related controls

cm-6, cp-2, ir-4, ir-5, ir-8, ir-9

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).