# SI-05 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/si-5

Canonical id: `si-5` · family `SI`

> a. Receive system security alerts, advisories, and directives from [external organizations] on an ongoing basis; b. Generate internal security alerts, advisories, and directives as deemed necessary; c. Disseminate security alerts, advisories, and directives to: [assignment]; and d. Implement security directives in accordance with established time frames, or notify the issuing organization of the degree of noncompliance.

_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-SCR-MON` — Monitoring Supply Chain Risk (Supply Chain Risk)
  Third party software information resources are automatically monitored for upstream vulnerabilities using mechanisms that may include contractual notification requirements or active monitoring services.
- `KSI-SVC-ACM` — Automating Configuration Management (Service Configuration)
  The configuration of machine-based information resources is managed using automation and persistently reviewed for drift.

## FedRAMP guidance

{
  "guidance": [
    "Follow the FedRAMP Addressing FedRAMP Communication rules."
  ]
}