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IR.L2-3.6.2Incident Reporting

>Control Description

Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization.

>Cross-Framework Mappings

NIST SP 800-171

>Assessment Interview Topics

Questions assessors commonly ask

Process & Governance:

  • What is your policy for incident tracking and reporting?
  • Who must be notified for different types of incidents?
  • What are your timelines for reporting incidents to internal and external parties?
  • How do you determine which incidents require external reporting (e.g., to DoD, FBI)?
  • What is your process for documenting incident details and response actions?

Technical Implementation:

  • What ticketing or case management system tracks incidents?
  • What tools document incident details and timeline?
  • How do you generate incident reports for internal/external stakeholders?
  • What automated reporting capabilities exist?
  • What tools support incident metrics and KPIs?

Evidence & Documentation:

  • What incident response plan and procedures can you provide?
  • What incident tracking records demonstrate incident handling?
  • What incident reports show incidents were properly documented?
  • What incident response test documentation shows capability testing?
  • What evidence shows incident response team training?
  • What notification records show required reporting occurred?

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