Offsite Backup
What is Offsite Backup?
Backup copies of data stored at a geographically separate location from the primary data center to protect against site-wide disasters.
Frameworks that govern offsite backup
What the standards actually require on offsite backup
Requirements naming offsite backup across this standard, quoted from the control text.
PCI DSS 4.01 control
The security of the offline media backup location is reviewed at least once every 12 months.
9.4.1.2 · Offsite backup location reviewed →Questions people ask about offsite backup
What is Offsite Backup?
Backup copies of data stored at a geographically separate location from the primary data center to protect against site-wide disasters.
Why is Offsite Backup important for compliance?
Offsite Backup is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding offsite backup helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Offsite Backup?
Offsite Backup appears in the requirement text of PCI DSS 4.0. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Offsite Backup?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how offsite backup 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 686 frameworks.
See how Offsite Backup applies across compliance frameworks
Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.
Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.