The operating system must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system per organization-defined frequency that are consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51539	OSX8-00-00560	SV-65749r1_rule		Low

Description
Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. System-level information includes system-state information, operating system and application software, and licenses. Backups must be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG	2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53871r1_chk )
To check and see if automatic backups for the built in "Time Machine" function of OS are enabled, run the following command: sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup If the result is a "0", then automatic backups are disabled. Although OS X does include Time Machine as a backup facility, please check with the organization's System Administrators for defined policies and procedures for workstation backups.

Check Text ( C-53871r1_chk )

To check and see if automatic backups for the built in "Time Machine" function of OS are enabled, run the following command:

sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup

If the result is a "0", then automatic backups are disabled. Although OS X does include Time Machine as a backup facility, please check with the organization's System Administrators for defined policies and procedures for workstation backups.

Fix Text (F-56345r1_fix)
To enable the automatic backups using Time Machine, run the following command: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup 1