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PR.DS-11 — Backups of data are created, protected and tested
critical
backuprecoverydr-testing
Requirement
Backups of data are created, protected, maintained and tested.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
backupbacked up
Required element 2 — any one of
testrestoreverified
Required element 3 — any one of
protectencryptimmutableoffsiteseparate
Supporting terms — specificity signals
dailyretentioncross-regionair-gappedrporansomware
Contradiction markers
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
no backups
backups are not tested
backups on the same account
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | A1.2 | Backup, recovery and environmental protection | backup recovery dr-testing |
| SOC 2 | CC9.1 | Risk mitigation for business disruption | recovery backup |
| ISO 27001 | A.8.13 | Information backup | backup recovery |
| SOC 2 | CC7.5 | Recovery from identified incidents | recovery |
| SOC 2 | A1.3 | Recovery plan testing | dr-testing |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.29 | Information security during disruption | recovery |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A) | Data backup plan (R) | backup |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(B) | Disaster recovery plan (R) | recovery |