800-53|SI-7(5)

Title

AUTOMATED RESPONSE TO INTEGRITY VIOLATIONS

Description

The information system automatically [Selection (one or more): shuts the information system down; restarts the information system; implements [Assignment: organization-defined security safeguards]] when integrity violations are discovered.

Supplemental

Organizations may define different integrity checking and anomaly responses: (i) by type of information (e.g., firmware, software, user data); (ii) by specific information (e.g., boot firmware, boot firmware for a specific types of machines); or (iii) a combination of both. Automatic implementation of specific safeguards within organizational information systems includes, for example, reversing the changes, halting the information system, or triggering audit alerts when unauthorized modifications to critical security files occur.

Reference Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

Parent Title: SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE, AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

Family: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

Baseline Impact: HIGH

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