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Automated Response

What is Automated Response?

Pre-configured actions that are automatically triggered when specific security events or conditions are detected, reducing response time.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern automated response

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on automated response

Requirements naming automated response across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 52 controls

Automatically [Selection (one or more): shut the system down; restart the system; implement [Assignment: organization-defined controls]] when integrity violations are discovered.

NIST800-SI-7(5) · SI-7(5) Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | Automated Response to Integrity Violations →
FedRAMP High1 control

Automatically shut down, restart, or implement FedRAMP-defined safeguards when integrity violations discovered; HIGH only.

SI-7(5) · Automated Response to Integrity Violations →
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH1 control

Automatically [Selection (one or more): shut the system down; restart the system; implement [Assignment: organization-defined controls]] when integrity violations are discovered.

nist-sp-800-53-revision-5-1-high::SI-7(5) · SI-7(5) Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | Automated Response to Integrity Violations →
Azure Security Benchmark1 control

Deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Azure VMs with continuous monitoring, alerting, and automated response.

ES-1 · Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) →
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)1 control

The incident response process includes detailed actions and rule-based triggers for automated response.

ffiec-cybersecurity-assessment-tool-cat::D5.IR.Pl.Inn.2 · D5.IR.Pl.Inn.2 Planning (Innovative 2) →
PCI DSS 4.01 control

Network intrusions must be detected and/or prevented, using IDS and/or IPS techniques, in such a way that: all traffic at the CDE perimeter is monitored; all traffic at critical points inside the CDE is monitored;

11.5.1 · 11.5.1 IDS/IPS monitoring of CDE traffic →

Questions people ask about automated response

What is Automated Response?
Pre-configured actions that are automatically triggered when specific security events or conditions are detected, reducing response time.
Why is Automated Response important for compliance?
Automated Response is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding automated response helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Automated Response?
Automated Response appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, FedRAMP High, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH, Azure Security Benchmark, FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Automated Response?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how automated response applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.