CP-2: Contingency Plan

NIST Baseline:  Low 

DIR Required By:  07/20/2023 

Review Date:  07/09/2024 

  • Information resource owners or their designees, in coordination with the Tarleton Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), are responsible for developing and maintaining a contingency plan for High Impact Information Resources. The plan for each system will include:  
    • A plan for maintaining essential mission and business functions despite a system disruption, compromise, or failure to the extent feasible, in accordance with Section 412.054 of the Labor Code;    
    • A Business Impact Analysis including:  
      • An assessment of the impact and magnitude of loss or harm that will result if a major or catastrophic event happens; 
      • A listing of essential mission and business functions supported by the information resource and any associated contingency requirements.  
      • Recovery time objectives, recovery point objectives, and restoration priorities;  
      • Relevant contact information for organizations or individuals who provide or receive data and support the resource’s infrastructure;  
      • A listing of dependent information resources; and  
      • Recovery procedures for High Impact information if cryptographic keys are lost.  
    • A Disaster Recovery Plan as documented in Control CP-10, System Recovery and Reconstitution; and  
    • Steps to coordinate with the Tarleton ITS Security Team and CISO for handling information security incidents.  
  • Contingency plans must be:  
    • Reviewed and approved by the Tarleton CISO;  
    • Updated periodically by applicable information resource owners and/or their designees;  
    • Distributed to key personnel; and  
    • Protected from unauthorized disclosure and modification. 

References/Additional Resources

Section 412.054, Labor Code