{"id":1209,"date":"2024-07-17T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/?page_id=1209"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:33:45","slug":"ir-1-incident-response-policy-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/incident-response-ir\/ir-1-incident-response-policy-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"IR-1: Incident Response \u2013 Policy and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">IR-1: Incident Response \u2013 Policy and Procedures<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>NIST Baseline: &nbsp;<\/strong>Low&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>Privacy Baseline:<\/strong> &nbsp;Yes&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>DIR Required By: &nbsp;<\/strong>07\/20\/2023&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 16px);\"><strong>Review Date: \u00a0<\/strong>09\/03\/2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purpose &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Incident Response Policy and associated controls describe the requirements for responding to and minimizing the impact of an information security incident impacting Tarleton State University (Tarleton).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scope and Roles &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This policy applies to information resources owned or managed by Tarleton. The intended audience includes the Tarleton Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and information resource owners and custodians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compliance &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incident Response controls are implemented to ensure compliance with the Texas Cyber Command (TXCC) as required by Title 1 Texas Administrative Code\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F25%2F2026&amp;recordId=228882\">\u00a7477.74<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F24%2F2026&amp;recordId=228884\">\u00a7477.76<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dir.texas.gov\/resource-library-item\/security-controls-standards-catalog\">Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Security Control Standards Catalog<\/a>, and Texas A&amp;M University System (TAMUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.tamus.edu\/29-01-03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulation 29.01.03, Information Security<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implementation &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list its-nested-list\">\n<li>Tarleton will follow the guidance of TAMUS Cybersecurity, Texas Cyber Command (TXCC), and the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) in responding to suspected information security incidents.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prioritization of information security incidents will be based on the criticality of impacted resources, and current and potential business impact (e.g. unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, access to services, loss of revenue, and potential to spread to other information resources).&nbsp; See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/incident-response-ir\/ir-6-incident-reporting\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1219\">Control IR-6, Incident Reporting<\/a>, for additional information.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Tarleton CISO, in coordination with information resource owners and custodians, shall develop, document, and disseminate a policy and set of controls that addresses the Incident Response Policy for information resources. These controls and policy should:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Address purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information resource owners and custodians are responsible for any procedures to facilitate the implementation of the Incident Response Policy and associated controls in order to ensure the proper prioritization of information security incidents based on the criticality of impacted resources, and current and potential business impact;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CISO, or their designee, shall review and update the Incident Response Policy and associated controls as necessary and at least every two years as required by DIR.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">References\/Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F25%2F2026&amp;recordId=228882\">1 TAC \u00a7477.74<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?$locale=en_US&amp;interface=VIEW_TAC_SUMMARY&amp;queryAsDate=08%2F24%2F2026&amp;recordId=228884\">1 TAC \u00a7477.76<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IR-1: Incident Response \u2013 Policy and Procedures NIST Baseline: &nbsp;Low&nbsp; Privacy Baseline: &nbsp;Yes&nbsp; DIR Required By: &nbsp;07\/20\/2023&nbsp; Review Date: \u00a009\/03\/2026 Purpose &#8211;&nbsp; The Incident Response Policy and associated controls describe &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":580,"parent":1404,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1209","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/author\/brian-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","display_name":"brian"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 days ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2024","modified":"Updated on September 3, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2024 6:01 pm","modified":"Updated on September 3, 2026 4:33 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2842,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1209\/revisions\/2842"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}