Plan Testing
What is Plan Testing?
Exercises conducted to validate the effectiveness and completeness of security, continuity, and recovery plans through simulated scenarios.
Terms that appear alongside plan testing
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as plan testing. The number is how many controls name both.
- contingency plan 4 shared controls
- system recovery 3 shared controls
- incident response 3 shared controls
- incident reporting 2 shared controls
- cisa 2 shared controls
- lessons learned 2 shared controls
- post incident review 2 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern plan testing
What the standards actually require on plan testing
Requirements naming plan testing across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Test the contingency plan using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms].
NIST800-CP-4(3) · CP-4(3) Contingency Plan Testing | Automated Testing →Coordinate contingency plan testing with organizational elements responsible for related plans.
nist-sp-800-53-revision-5-1-high::CP-4(1) · CP-4(1) Contingency Plan Testing | Coordinate with Related Plans →Coordinate contingency plan testing with organizational elements responsible for related plans.
nist-sp-800-53-rev-5-moderate::CP-4(1) · CP-4(1) Contingency Plan Testing | Coordinate with Related Plans →Coordinate contingency plan testing with the organisational elements responsible for related plans.
fbi-cjis-security-policy::CP-4(1) · CP-4(1) Contingency Plan Testing | Coordinate with Related Plans →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.
nist-sp-800-53-rev-5-low::CP-4 · CP-4 Contingency Plan Testing →The organisation tests the contingency plan at a set frequency using defined tests to determine its effectiveness and readiness, reviews the results and initiates corrective actions where needed. 5 enhancements.
canada-itsp-10-033-security-and-privacy-controls-and-assurance-activities-catalogue::CP-04 · CP-04 Contingency plan testing →Questions people ask about plan testing
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