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AC.L2-3.11.3[a]

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AC.L2-3.11.3[a] — Risk Assessment (Threat Assessments)

Domain: Risk Assessment (RA) | Practice: RA.L2-3.11.3 | Objective ID: 3.11.3[a]

Assessment Objective: Threats to organizational operations are periodically assessed.

Summary

AC.L2-3.11.3[a] requires organizations to periodically assess threats to organizational operations, including external threats (cyber adversaries, nation-state actors, criminal groups) and internal threats (insider risks). Organizations must maintain threat intelligence and assess applicability to their CUI environment.

Key Requirements

Documented threat assessment process. Evidence of threat intelligence gathering from credible sources (CISA, FBI, vendor advisories). Assessment of threat applicability to organizational CUI. Documentation of identified threat actors and tactics. Annual (minimum) threat reassessment. Executive review and sign-off on threat landscape.

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