Reposted from  CISA

Welcome to the first issue of “New and Noteworthy,” an update on the
current efforts underway to update the National Cyber Incident
Response Plan (NCIRP) 2024. This publication will keep key partners
informed on the planning process, plan development, and stakeholder
engagement efforts in support of the NCIRP 2024. This “New and
Noteworthy” edition provides a brief overview of the NCIRP, information
about the NCIRP Core Planning Team (CPT), and related engagement
and outreach activities that have happened to ensure the NCIRP 2024
reflects input from relevant stakeholder groups and is more operational
and actionable.
Through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is
leading the national effort to update the NCIRP. CISA established JCDC to bring together public and private partners to
plan for, exercise, and execute joint cyber defense operations and coordinate the response to significant cybersecurity
incidents. Updating the NCIRP is foundational to the continued unity of effort that JCDC is advancing. This month’s “New
and Noteworthy” provides a brief overview of the NCIRP and the efforts underway to make it more operational and
actionable, related engagement and outreach activities, as well as an overview of the broad group of stakeholders who
represent the varied elements of national cyber response, and the ongoing joint planning to ensure the new version of the
NCIRP reflects input from relevant stakeholder groups. We call this group of stakeholders our Core Planning Team (CPT)
which is a diverse and essential group of individuals who play a crucial role in our NCIRP 2024 planning process.
NCIRP Background and Overview:
The NCIRP was initially developed and written to align with Presidential Policy Directive 41 (PPD-41) on U.S. Cyber
Incident Coordination and describes how the federal government, private sector, and SLTT government activities will
organize to manage, respond to, and mitigate the consequences of significant cyber incidents. The NCIRP leverages
principles from the National Preparedness System (NPS) to articulate how the nation responds to and recovers from
significant cyber incidents. Due to the evolving cyber threat landscape—including increasing risks to critical infrastructure
and public services—the need to update the NCIRP has never been greater.
CISA is working with JCDC participants and other partners to gather input and feedback that will be considered for the
NCIRP 2024. The NCIRP 2024 update is one of the JCDC 2024 Priorities, which calls for bringing together government
and the private sector to prepare for major cyber incidents.
Making the NCIRP More Operationally Actionable:
The NCIRP 2024 will incorporate lessons learned since the 2016 release, include contributions from public-private
partners who play a critical role in national cyber incident response, and establish a foundation for continued
improvement of the nation’s response to significant cyber incidents. The NCIRP 2024 will also address Strategic Objective
1.4 of the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy, which calls for updating federal incident response plans and processes.

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