NIST-IR-4(8) Correlation with External Organizations

Coordinate with [Assignment: external organizations] to correlate and share [Assignment: incident information] to achieve a cross-organization perspective on incident awareness and more effective incident responses.

The coordination of incident information with external organizations—including mission or business partners, military or coalition partners, customers, and developers—can provide significant benefits. Cross-organizational coordination can serve as an important risk management capability. This capability allows organizations to leverage information from a variety of sources to effectively respond to incidents and breaches that could potentially affect the organization’s operations, assets, and individuals.