# PS-8 — Personnel Sanctions

- **Control ID:** PS-8
- **Family:** [PS](/md/families/PS.md)
- **Baselines:** low, moderate, high
- **Enhancement of:** No content available.

## Description

Employ a formal sanctions process for individuals failing to comply with established information security and privacy policies and procedures; and Notify \[assignment\] within \[assignment\] when a formal employee sanctions process is initiated, identifying the individual sanctioned and the reason for the sanction.

## Discussion

Organizational sanctions reflect applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines. Sanctions processes are described in access agreements and can be included as part of general personnel policies for organizations and/or specified in security and privacy policies. Organizations consult with the Office of the General Counsel regarding matters of employee sanctions.

## Implementation guidance

No content available.

## CSF 2.0 subcategories

No content available.

## Related controls

- [PL-4](/md/controls/PL-4.md)
- [PM-12](/md/controls/PM-12.md)
- [PS-6](/md/controls/PS-6.md)
- [PT-1](/md/controls/PT-1.md)

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