PR.IP-4: Backups of information are conducted, maintained, and tested.

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Backups for organization's business critical data shall be conducted and stored on a system
different from the device on which the original data resides.
Guidance
- Organization's business critical system's data includes for example software, configurations and
settings, documentation, system configuration data including computer configuration backups,
application configuration backups, etc.
- Consider a regular backup and put it offline periodically.
- Recovery time and recovery point objectives should be considered.
- Consider not storing the organization's data backup on the same network as the system on which the
original data resides and provide an offline copy. Among other things, this prevents file encryption
by hackers (risk of ransomware).

The reliability and integrity of backups shall be verified and tested on regular basis.
Guidance
This should include regular testing of the backup restore procedures.

Backup verification shall be coordinated with the functions in the organization that are
responsible for related plans.
Guidance
- Related plans include, for example, Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Recovery Plans, Continuity of
Operations Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Critical Infrastructure Plans, and Cyber Incident
response plans.
- Restoration of backup data during contingency plan testing should be provided.

A separate alternate storage site for system backups shall be operated and the same security safeguards as the primary storage location shall be employed.
Guidance
An offline backup of your data is ideally stored in a separate physical location from the original data source
and where feasible offsite for extra protection and security.

Critical system backup shall be separated from critical information backup.
Guidance
Separation of critical system backup from critical information backup should lead to a shorter recovery time.

This requirement is part of the framework:  
CyberFundamentals (Belgium)
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PR.IP-4: Backups of information are conducted, maintained, and tested.
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Backups for organization's business critical data shall be conducted and stored on a system
different from the device on which the original data resides.
Guidance
- Organization's business critical system's data includes for example software, configurations and
settings, documentation, system configuration data including computer configuration backups,
application configuration backups, etc.
- Consider a regular backup and put it offline periodically.
- Recovery time and recovery point objectives should be considered.
- Consider not storing the organization's data backup on the same network as the system on which the
original data resides and provide an offline copy. Among other things, this prevents file encryption
by hackers (risk of ransomware).

The reliability and integrity of backups shall be verified and tested on regular basis.
Guidance
This should include regular testing of the backup restore procedures.

Backup verification shall be coordinated with the functions in the organization that are
responsible for related plans.
Guidance
- Related plans include, for example, Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Recovery Plans, Continuity of
Operations Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Critical Infrastructure Plans, and Cyber Incident
response plans.
- Restoration of backup data during contingency plan testing should be provided.

A separate alternate storage site for system backups shall be operated and the same security safeguards as the primary storage location shall be employed.
Guidance
An offline backup of your data is ideally stored in a separate physical location from the original data source
and where feasible offsite for extra protection and security.

Critical system backup shall be separated from critical information backup.
Guidance
Separation of critical system backup from critical information backup should lead to a shorter recovery time.

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In Cyberday, requirements and controls are mapped to universal tasks. Each requirement is fulfilled with one or multiple tasks.

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PR.IP-4: Backups of information are conducted, maintained, and tested.
of the framework  
CyberFundamentals (Belgium)
Task name
Priority
Task completes
Complete these tasks to increase your compliance in this policy.
Critical
Regular testing, evaluation, and recovery instructions for backups
Critical
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Documenting and delegating ownership of own backup processes
Critical
High
Normal
Low
Preparing for quick data recovery after faults
Critical
High
Normal
Low
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Backups

Preparing for quick data recovery after faults

This task helps you comply with the following requirements

Determining responsibilities for backing up important information assets
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Low
Defining a backup strategy
Critical
High
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Low

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