# IR-07 Incident Response Assistance — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ir-7

Canonical id: `ir-7` · family `IR`

> Provide an incident response support resource, integral to the organizational incident response capability, that offers advice and assistance to users of the system for the handling and reporting of incidents.

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class B
- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-INR-RIR` — Reviewing Incident Response Procedures (Incident Response)
  The effectiveness of documented incident response procedures is persistently reviewed.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "guidance": [
    "Follow the FedRAMP Incident Evaluation and Communication rules."
  ]
}