What this control covers
Provide training on identifying and responding to breaches, including processes for reporting confirmed or suspected breaches involving personally identifiable information in any medium. This control supports the Training Management System capability within the Incident Response family.
Why it matters
Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.
How to implement
AWS
Codify the policy intent as SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards so the cloud enforces what the document says.
Azure
Codify in Azure Policy initiatives (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.
GitHub
Subscribe to secret-scanning alerts and Dependabot security advisories; require triage SLAs by severity. For exposed secrets, rotate at the cloud provider FIRST then revoke at GitHub — order matters.
On-premises
Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.
Evidence to collect
policy_document— A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.
Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Breach.
Quick checklist
- Policy — Management / Information
- Information — Management / Information
- Security — Management / Information
- Response — Management / Information
- System — Management / Information
- Control — Management / Information
Related articles on this site
- NIST 800-171 3.2.3 Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat.
- CMMC 2.0 AT.3.058 Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat.
- NIST 800-171 3.1.1 Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).
- NIST 800-171 3.3.5 Correlate audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity.