Joint task force transformation initiative

IR-9 INFORMATION SPILLAGE RESPONSE

Control: The organization responds to information spills by:

1. 
   Identifying the specific information involved in the information system contamination;
   
2. 
   Alerting [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] of the information spill using a method of communication not associated with the spill;
   
3. 
   Isolating the contaminated information system or system component;
   
4. 
   Eradicating the information from the contaminated information system or component;
   
5. 
   Identifying other information systems or system components that may have been subsequently contaminated; and
   
6. 
   Performing other [Assignment: organization-defined actions].
   

Supplemental Guidance: Information spillage refers to instances where either classified or sensitive information is inadvertently placed on information systems that are not authorized to process such information. Such information spills often occur when information that is initially thought to be of lower sensitivity is transmitted to an information system and then is subsequently determined to be of higher sensitivity. At that point, corrective action is required. The nature of the organizational response is generally based upon the degree of sensitivity of the spilled information (e.g., security category or classification level), the security capabilities of the information system, the specific nature of contaminated storage media, and the access authorizations (e.g., security clearances) of individuals with authorized access to the contaminated system. The methods used to communicate information about the spill after the fact do not involve methods directly associated with the actual spill to minimize the risk of further spreading the contamination before such contamination is isolated and eradicated.

Control Enhancements:

1. 
   information spillage response | responsible personnel
   

The organization assigns [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] with responsibility for responding to information spills.

2. 
   information spillage response | training
   

The organization provides information spillage response training [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

3. 
   information spillage response | post-spill operations
   

The organization implements [Assignment: organization-defined procedures] to ensure that organizational personnel impacted by information spills can continue to carry out assigned tasks while contaminated systems are undergoing corrective actions.

Supplemental Guidance: Correction actions for information systems contaminated due to information spillages may be very time-consuming. During those periods, personnel may not have access to the contaminated systems, which may potentially affect their ability to conduct organizational business.

4. 
   information spillage response | exposure to unauthorized personnel
   

The organization employs [Assignment: organization-defined security safeguards] for personnel exposed to information not within assigned access authorizations.

Supplemental Guidance: Security safeguards include, for example, making personnel exposed to spilled information aware of the federal laws, directives, policies, and/or regulations regarding the information and the restrictions imposed based on exposure to such information.

References: None.

Priority and Baseline Allocation:

P0

LOW Not Selected

MOD Not Selected

HIGH Not Selected

IR-10 INTEGRATED INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYSIS TEAM

Control: The organization establishes an integrated team of forensic/malicious code analysts, tool developers, and real-time operations personnel.

Supplemental Guidance: Having an integrated team for incident response facilitates information sharing. Such capability allows organizational personnel, including developers, implementers, and operators, to leverage the team knowledge of the threat in order to implement defensive measures that will enable organizations to deter intrusions more effectively. Moreover, it promotes the rapid detection of intrusions, development of appropriate mitigations, and the deployment of effective defensive measures. For example, when an intrusion is detected, the integrated security analysis team can rapidly develop an appropriate response for operators to implement, correlate the new incident with information on past intrusions, and augment ongoing intelligence development. This enables the team to identify adversary TTPs that are linked to the operations tempo or to specific missions/business functions, and to define responsive actions in a way that does not disrupt the mission/business operations. Ideally, information security analysis teams are distributed within organizations to make the capability more resilient.

Control Enhancements: None.

References: None.

Priority and Baseline Allocation: