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Azure Security Benchmark BR-1: Ensure regular automated backups

Configure automated backups for critical workloads using Azure Backup with defined retention and recovery point objectives.

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This control maps to 42 controls across 22 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

  • CFTC-SS-22 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning Category
  • CFTC-SS-37 Protection of Swap Data Repository Data
  • CFTC-SS-8 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan and Resources

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution
  • CP-2 Contingency Plan
  • CP-9 System Backup

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution
  • CP-2 Contingency Plan
  • CP-9 System Backup
  • ASD37-34 Regular backups (Essential)
  • ASD37-36 System recovery capabilities (Very Good)

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-11.1 Establish and Maintain a Data Recovery Process
  • CIS-11.2 Perform Automated Backups

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 22301:2019 · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity
  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity
  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-11 Backups of data are created, protected, maintained, and tested
  • NIST-CSF-RC.RP-04 Critical mission functions and cybersecurity risk management are considered to establish post-incident operational norms

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

  • E8-BACKUP-ML1 Regular Backups (ML1)
  • ANSSI-HYG-37 Define and Apply a Backup Policy for Critical Components

APPI · 1 control

  • CPS230-26 Critical Operations Register, Continuity Plan and Activation

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-A1.2 A1.2 Environmental protection, backup and recovery infrastructure

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