NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.08 MP (Media Protection)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.08.09: System Backup - Cryptographic Protection

Protect the confidentiality of backup CUI at storage locations using cryptographic mechanisms.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 35 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.

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-CRY-03 Encryption of sensitive data for storage
  • C5-OPS-06 Data Backup and Recovery - Concept
  • C5-OPS-09 Data Backup and Recovery - Storage

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CP-9 System Backup
  • CP-9(8) System Backup | Cryptographic Protection (CP-9(8))
  • SC-28(1) Cryptographic Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CP-9 System Backup
  • CP-9(8) System Backup | Cryptographic Protection (CP-9(8))
  • SC-28(1) Cryptographic Protection

HIPAA Security Rule · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 3 controls

NIS2 Directive · 2 controls

  • Art.21.2.c Business continuity, backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management
  • Art.21.2.h Policies and procedures on the use of cryptography and, where appropriate, encryption

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • E8-BACKUP-ML2 Regular Backups (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-37 Define and Apply a Backup Policy for Critical Components
  • BR-2 Protect backup and recovery data
  • CFTC-SS-37 Protection of Swap Data Repository Data

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 3.5.1 3.5.1 Stored PAN rendered unreadable

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.08.09 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

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