Implementation Objective
Restore critical services safely within defined recovery objectives and validate secure operational readiness.
NIST CSF 2.0 Category
RC.RP Incident Recovery Plan Execution
RC Recover | Restore systems and services against recovery objectives.
Implementation Actions
- Maintain service-specific recovery runbooks.
- Execute staged restoration workflow.
- Validate security and functionality post-restore.
Evidence Examples
- Recovery plans
- Restore execution logs
- Post-restore validation
Suggested Metrics
- Recovery time versus target
- Successful service restoration rate
Framework Crosswalk
Direct mappings for this CSF category into NIST SP 800-171 family sections and CIS Controls v8 implementation domains.