Appendix G - Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) - Template - Revision History

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Appendix G provides a structured Information Security Contingency Plan (ISCP) template and Revision History section for the recovery of mission/business-critical information system services. It defines purpose, scope, assumptions, and the concept of operations, including three phases and detailed roles, responsibilities, and readiness information. It also covers activation and notification, outage assessment, recovery operations, reconstitution activities, contingency plan testing, and multiple supporting appendices for contacts, inventories, diagrams, and validation schedules.

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Pages38

Reading Time13 min

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Introduction and Purpose

Applicable Laws and Regulations

FedRAMP Requirements and Guidance

and Identifier

Concept of Operations

System Description

Three Phases

Data Backup Readiness Information

Site Readiness Information

Activation and Notification

Activation Criteria and Procedure

Notification Instructions

Outage Assessment

Recovery and Reconstitution

Sequence of Recovery Operations

Recovery Procedures

Recovery Escalation Notices/Awareness

Data Validation Testing

Functional Validation Testing

Recovery Declaration

User Notification

Cleanup

Returning Backup Media

Backing-Up Restored Systems

Event Documentation

Contingency Plan Testing

Appendix A Key Personnel and Team Member Contact List

Appendix B Vendor Contact List

Appendix C Alternate Storage, Processing and Provisions

TEMPLATE REVISION HISTORY How to contact us For questions about FedRAMP, or for questions about this document including how to use it, contact HYPERLINK "mailto:info@FedRAMP.gov" \h info@FedRAMP.gov. For more information about FedRAMP, see HYPERLINK "http://www.fedramp.gov" \h www.FedRAMP.gov. Delete this Template Revision History page and all other instructional text from your final version of this document. Prepared by Prepared for Document Revision History Complete for 800-53 Revision 5 the Appendix G: Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) Revision History. Detail specific changes in the table below. SUBJECT \* MERGEFORMAT TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC \o "1-1" \h \z \t "Heading 2,2" HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298571" 1 Introduction and Purpose PAGEREF _Toc184298571 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298572" 1.1 Applicable Laws and Regulations PAGEREF _Toc184298572 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298573" 1.2 FedRAMP Requirements and Guidance PAGEREF _Toc184298573 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298574" 1.3 and Identifier PAGEREF _Toc184298574 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298575" 1.4 Scope PAGEREF _Toc184298575 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298576" 1.5 Assumptions PAGEREF _Toc184298576 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298577" 2 Concept of Operations PAGEREF _Toc184298577 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298578" 2.1 System Description PAGEREF _Toc184298578 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298579" 2.2 Three Phases PAGEREF _Toc184298579 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298580" 2.3 Data Backup Readiness Information PAGEREF _Toc184298580 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298581" 2.4 Site Readiness Information PAGEREF _Toc184298581 \h 13 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298582" 2.5 Roles and Responsibilities PAGEREF _Toc184298582 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298583" 3 Activation and Notification PAGEREF _Toc184298583 \h 19 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298584" 3.1 Activation Criteria and Procedure PAGEREF _Toc184298584 \h 19 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298585" 3.2 Notification Instructions PAGEREF _Toc184298585 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298586" 3.3 Outage Assessment PAGEREF _Toc184298586 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298587" 4 Recovery PAGEREF _Toc184298587 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298588" 4.1 Sequence of Recovery Operations PAGEREF _Toc184298588 \h 21 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298589" 4.2 Recovery Procedures PAGEREF _Toc184298589 \h 21 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298590" 4.3 Recovery Escalation Notices/Awareness PAGEREF _Toc184298590 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298591" 5 Reconstitution PAGEREF _Toc184298591 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298592" 5.1 Data Validation Testing PAGEREF _Toc184298592 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298593" 5.2 Functional Validation Testing PAGEREF _Toc184298593 \h 23 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298594" 5.3 Recovery Declaration PAGEREF _Toc184298594 \h 23 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298595" 5.4 User Notification PAGEREF _Toc184298595 \h 23 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298596" 5.5 Cleanup PAGEREF _Toc184298596 \h 24 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298597" 5.6 Returning Backup Media PAGEREF _Toc184298597 \h 24 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298598" 5.7 Backing-Up Restored Systems PAGEREF _Toc184298598 \h 25 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298599" 5.8 Event Documentation PAGEREF _Toc184298599 \h 25 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298600" 6 Contingency Plan Testing PAGEREF _Toc184298600 \h 26 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298601" Appendix A Key Personnel and Team Member Contact List PAGEREF _Toc184298601 \h 27 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298602" Appendix B Vendor Contact List PAGEREF _Toc184298602 \h 28 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298603" Appendix C Alternate Storage, Processing and Provisions PAGEREF _Toc184298603 \h 29 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298604" Appendix D Alternate Processing Procedures PAGEREF _Toc184298604 \h 32 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc184298605" Appendix E System Validation Test Plan PAGEREF _Toc184298

FAQs

What is the purpose of the ISCP in Appendix G?

The ISCP establishes procedures and mechanisms to recover quickly and effectively after a service disruption, while reducing reliance on manual IT operations when disruptions occur.

How does the template handle activation and notification?

It documents activation criteria and procedures, notification instructions, and outage assessment so appropriate personnel can be apprised before and during the notification/activation phase.

What activities are included in recovery and reconstitution?

The template outlines recovery operations and procedures, escalation notices/awareness, then reconstitution tasks such as validation testing, functional validation testing, recovery declaration, user notification, cleanup, backup media handling, restored system backup, and event documentation.

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