NIST800-CP-4 CP-4 Contingency Plan Testing
NIST800-CP-4 in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
CP-4 Contingency Plan Testing. a. Test the contingency plan for the system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] using the following tests to determine the effectiveness of the plan and the readiness to execute the plan: [Assignment: organization-defined tests]. b. Review the contingency plan test results; and c. Initiate corrective actions, if needed.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-A1.3 A1.3 Testing recovery plan procedures (closest match)
- SOC2-CC9.1 CC9.1 Mitigating risks of business disruption (closest match)
HIPAA Security Rule
- 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(D) Testing and Revision Procedures (Addressable) (closest match)
- 164.310(a)(2)(i) Contingency Operations (Addressable) (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: CP - Contingency Planning), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the contingency and recovery plans
- the test and exercise records
- the backup and alternate-site records