Backup of System Information, v1.0

Defines conformance and assessment criteria for compliance with minimum security requirements for backup of system information as related to overall contingency planning requirements.
If an assessment step references organization-defined elements (E.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), corresponding citations/excerpts must be provided to confirm that the organization has established and documented these values and that they apply as referenced in the conformance criteria.

Similarly, if a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]) is specified, evidence must be provided to establish that the option(s) implemented by the organization have been defined and documented.

The assessment step shall not be marked as satisfied without this evidence.

Assessment Step

1
Backup of System Information (BackupofSystemInformation)
Does the organization conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system <organization-defined frequency consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives>?
Artifact
A1
Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) that support the assessor's response to this assessment step.
Parameter
System Backup Frequencyrequired
NUMBER : Provide the backup frequency of system information (in days)
If conformance criteria reference organization-defined elements (e.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), these values must be defined and documented by the organization.

Similarly, if the criteria specify a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; <organization-defined frequency>]), the option(s) implemented by the organization must also be defined and documented.

Conformance Criteria (1)

C1
The organization must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system <organization-defined frequency consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives>.
Citation
SP800-53R4
Appendix F, CP-9