NIST 800-53 Rev 5
424 controls available
Provider Contingency Plan
Contingency Planning
Control Statement
Require primary and alternate telecommunications service providers to have contingency plans; Review provider contingency plans to ensure that the plans meet organizational contingency requirements; and Obtain evidence of contingency testing and training by providers {{ insert: param, cp-8.4_prm_1 }}.
Discussion
Reviews of provider contingency plans consider the proprietary nature of such plans. In some situations, a summary of provider contingency plans may be sufficient evidence for organizations to satisfy the review requirement. Telecommunications service providers may also participate in ongoing disaster recovery exercises in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and state and local governments. Organizations may use these types of activities to satisfy evidentiary requirements related to service provider contingency plan reviews, testing, and training.
- Framework
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
- Family
- Contingency Planning
- Baselines
- high
Related Frameworks
8 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF1 mapping
- Secure Controls Framework · 2026.2 · scf_strm · equivalent
CCI7 mappings
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent