Documentation - V-216462

Title

The operating system must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system per organization-defined frequency to conduct backups that are consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. System-level information is data generated for/by the host (such as configuration settings) and/or administrative users. Backups shall be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></Sever...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

The operations staff shall install, configure, test, and verify operating system backup software. Additionally, all backup procedures must be documented.