← SOC 2 · A1 — Availability
A1.2 — Backup, recovery and environmental protection
Requirement
The entity authorises, designs, develops, implements, operates, approves, maintains and monitors environmental protections, software, data backup processes and recovery infrastructure.
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.
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.DS-11 | Backups of data are created, protected and tested | backup recovery dr-testing |
| ISO 27001 | A.8.13 | Information backup | backup recovery |
| 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 |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(D) | Testing and revision procedures (A) | dr-testing |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | RC.RP-01 | The recovery portion of the incident response plan is executed | recovery |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | RC.RP-05 | Integrity of restored assets is verified | recovery |