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Backup Policy

What is Backup Policy?

A documented policy defining requirements for data backup including frequency, scope, retention, encryption, and testing procedures.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern backup policy

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on backup policy

Requirements naming backup policy across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0)1 control

Define and apply a backup policy covering the critical components of the information system, and verify that restoration works.

ANSSI-HYG-37 · Define and Apply a Backup Policy for Critical Components →
Reserve Bank of Fiji Guideline 4 - Protection of Consumer Data and Privacy (2024)1 control

The FSP must document a backup policy that addresses the requirements for backup, recovery and restoration of personal data and for the erasure of personal data held on backup media.

rbf-guideline-4-protection-of-consumer-data-and-privacy-2024::6e.iv · Paragraph 6e.iv Backup policy including erasure from backup media →
Azure Security Benchmark1 control

Monitor backups so all business-critical protectable resources are confirmed compliant with the defined backup policy and standard.

ASBv3-BR-3 · Monitor backups →
ISO 27001:20131 control

Information, software and system images are backed up and the copies tested regularly, as an agreed backup policy sets out. As an Annex A reference control it is compared with the controls chosen in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of App...

iso-27001-2013::A.12.3.1 · Information backup →
ISO 27001:20221 control

Backups of information, software and systems are to be kept and tested regularly as the agreed topic-specific backup policy requires. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): makes it possible to recover lost data or systems.

iso-27001-2022::8.13 · Information backup →
ISO 27002:20221 control

Backups of information, software and systems are to be kept and tested regularly as the agreed topic-specific backup policy requires. Purpose: be able to get data and systems back after they are lost.

iso-27002-2022::8.13 · Information backup →

Questions people ask about backup policy

What is Backup Policy?
A documented policy defining requirements for data backup including frequency, scope, retention, encryption, and testing procedures.
Why is Backup Policy important for compliance?
Backup Policy is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding backup policy helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Backup Policy?
Backup Policy appears in the requirement text of ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0), Reserve Bank of Fiji Guideline 4 - Protection of Consumer Data and Privacy (2024), Azure Security Benchmark, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27001:2022. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Backup Policy?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how backup policy applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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