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IR.L2-3.6.3Incident Response Testing

>Control Description

Test the organizational incident response capability.

>Cross-Framework Mappings

NIST SP 800-171

>Assessment Interview Topics

Questions assessors commonly ask

Process & Governance:

  • What is your policy for testing incident response capabilities?
  • How frequently do you conduct incident response exercises or tabletops?
  • Who participates in incident response testing?
  • What is your process for incorporating lessons learned from tests into procedures?
  • How do you measure and improve incident response effectiveness?

Technical Implementation:

  • What tools support incident response exercises (simulations, tabletops)?
  • What technical capabilities do you test during IR exercises?
  • How do you simulate attacks for testing purposes?
  • What tools measure IR team response times?
  • What systems capture lessons learned from tests?

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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