PCI DSS 4.0
Req 9: Restrict Physical Access

PCI DSS 4.0 9.4.1.2: 9.4.1.2 Annual review of offline backup location security

Each location that stores offline backup media holding cardholder data must have its security reviewed at least every 12 months. Applicability: entities with offline backup storage locations. Objective under the customized approach: the security controls guarding offline backups are periodically confirmed through inspection. The guidance explains that regular reviews let the entity address identified security issues promptly and keep the entity aware of how well its media storage area is protected.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 27 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 22301:2019 · 4 controls

  • 8.3.5 Implementation of solutions
  • 8.4.4 Business continuity plans
  • 9.2.2 Audit programme(s)
  • 9.3.2 Management review input

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security
  • 7.10 Storage media
  • 7.9 Security of assets off-premises
  • 8.13 Information backup

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 7.10 Storage media
  • 7.5 Protecting against physical and environmental threats
  • 8.13 Information backup

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • CP-6 Alternate Storage Site
  • CP-6(1) Alternate Storage Site | Separation from Primary Site (CP-6(1))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • CP-6 Alternate Storage Site
  • CP-6(1) Alternate Storage Site | Separation from Primary Site (CP-6(1))

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-A1.2 A1.2 Environmental protection, backup and recovery infrastructure
  • SOC2-CC6.4 CC6.4 Restricting physical access to facilities and assets

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-11.4 Establish and Maintain an Isolated Instance of Recovery Data

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.c Business continuity, backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management

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.

Other controls in Req 9: Restrict Physical Access

You are reading one control. How much of PCI DSS 4.0 have you already done?

PCI DSS 4.0 9.4.1.2 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of PCI DSS 4.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 139 of 280 PCI DSS 4.0 controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 415 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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