IR-8 · Incident Response · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
IR-8: An incident-response plan is documented, distributed, and maintained
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control IR-8 (Incident Response) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What IR-8 requires
An incident-response plan is documented, distributed, and maintained.
Paraphrased from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations (checked 2026-10-31). scm.cc does not reproduce the official control text; read the NIST catalog for the normative wording.
FedRAMP 20x KSIs that cover IR-8
These Key Security Indicators officially cite IR-8 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-INR-AAR — Generating After Action Reports
Incident Response · official related-control citation: ir-8
KSI-INR-RIR — Reviewing Incident Response Procedures
Incident Response · official related-control citation: ir-8, ir-8.1
KSI-INR-RPI — Reviewing Past Incidents
Incident Response · official related-control citation: ir-8
Evidence scm.cc collects for IR-8
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Related Incident Response controls
- IR-4 — Incidents are handled through detection, analysis, containment, and recovery