Description
This policy provides a framework for detecting, responding to, and recovering from security incidents, maintaining the availability of crucial business functions during disruptions, protecting and monitoring audit logs, and ensuring effective recovery, accountability, and compliance activities to support organisational resilience. Aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and informed by NIST SP 800-53 security controls, it helps organisations implement industry-recognised security governance practices.
Our policy templates are designed by experienced cybersecurity consultants to accelerate policy development and security program maturity.
Rather than starting from a blank page, you can leverage a professionally developed policy and tailor it to suit your organisation’s specific requirements, operating environment, and risk profile.
The policy is provided in Microsoft Word format. ready for customisation and implementation.
Who Should Use This Document:
This policy is suitable for organisations seeking to establish or mature their cybersecurity governance framework and risk management practices, including:
- Small to medium enterprises implementing formal cybersecurity governance
- Organisations preparing for audits, certifications, or regulatory obligations
- Organisations adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53 or NIST best practices
- Security, risk, compliance, and governance teams
Topics Covered:
The policy includes guidance on:
- Security incident response governance and management processes
- Incident detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery activities
- Incident reporting, escalation, tracking, and documentation requirements
- Incident response planning, testing, training, and support resources
- Audit logging, monitoring, review, and reporting requirements
- Audit record generation, retention, protection, and storage management
- Audit accountability and compliance activities
- Business continuity and contingency planning requirements
- Recovery of critical systems and essential business functions following disruptions
- Backup management, data protection, and recovery testing activities
- Alternate processing sites, storage locations, and telecommunications services
- Continuity plan testing, maintenance, and continuous improvement processes
- Coordination between incident response and business continuity functions
- Compliance, accountability, and organisational resilience requirements
Key Benefits:
- Aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- Mapped to relevant NIST SP 800-53 security controls
- Reduces the time and effort required to develop policies from scratch
- Supports consistent security governance practices across the organisation
- Helps demonstrate due diligence to customers, auditors, regulators, and stakeholders
- Provides a strong foundation for cybersecurity risk management and continuous improvement
- Delivered in an editable Microsoft Word format for easy customisation
How Should I Use This Document
- Replace your organisation’s details, branding, and logo where indicated.
- Update all content contained within [square brackets].
- Review highlighted or guidance text and customise where appropriate.
- Review the policy and tailor the content to your organisation’s structure, risk profile, and objectives.
- Publish the finalised policy and communicate it to relevant stakeholders.