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A1.3 — Recovery plan testing

medium dr-testingbusiness-continuity

Requirement

The entity tests recovery plan procedures supporting system recovery to meet its availability objectives.

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
testexercisedrillsimulation
Required element 2 — any one of
recoverycontinuityfailoverrestore
Supporting terms — specificity signals
annualtabletopgame daychaosresultslessons learned

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
ISO 27001 A.5.29 Information security during disruption business-continuity
HIPAA 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(B) Disaster recovery plan (R) business-continuity
HIPAA 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C) Emergency mode operation plan (R) business-continuity
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 business-continuity
NIST CSF 2.0 PR.DS-11 Backups of data are created, protected and tested dr-testing