Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family CP

CP-8Telecommunications Services

Establish alternate telecommunications services, including necessary agreements to permit the resumption of {{ insert: param, cp-08_odp.01 }} for essential mission and business functions within {{ insert: param, cp-08_odp.02 }} when the primary telecommunications capabilities are unavailable at either the primary or alternate processing or storage sites.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

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ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (0)

Weaknesses this control addresses (4)AI

CWEs ranked by how often they appear in real CVEs. The rationale describes how this control reduces exploitability of each weakness class.

CWE Name CVEs Why this control addresses it
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption3,324Alternate telecommunications services enable resumption of essential functions when primary services become unavailable due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling1,979Alternate services allow operations to continue when primary allocation of resources lacks limits or throttling.
CWE-405Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)40Alternate services reduce the impact of amplification attacks that exhaust primary telecommunications resources.
CWE-406Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)15Provides continuity when primary telecom is disrupted by insufficient control of network message volume or amplification.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

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