CP-9 · Contingency Planning · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
CP-9: System backups are performed, protected, and tested for recoverability
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control CP-9 (Contingency Planning) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What CP-9 requires
System backups are performed, protected, and tested for recoverability.
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 CP-9
These Key Security Indicators officially cite CP-9 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-RPL-ABO — Aligning Backups with Objectives
Recovery Planning · official related-control citation: cp-9
KSI-RPL-TRC — Testing Recovery Capabilities
Recovery Planning · official related-control citation: cp-9.1
KSI-SVC-SIN — Securing Information
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: cp-9.8
Evidence scm.cc collects for CP-9
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