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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-33062	SRG-OS-000099-NA	SV-43460r1_rule		Medium

Description
Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. Rationale for non-applicability: Similar to user workstations and laptops, mobile devices are not expected to have backup of user-level data. On some mobile OS, backup is infeasible for anything other than shared data because applications are not permitted to access the data of other applications. Applications that require backup can include backup functionality within the application or use cloud-based storages solutions.

Description

Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. Rationale for non-applicability: Similar to user workstations and laptops, mobile devices are not expected to have backup of user-level data. On some mobile OS, backup is infeasible for anything other than shared data because applications are not permitted to access the data of other applications. Applications that require backup can include backup functionality within the application or use cloud-based storages solutions.

STIG	Date
Mobile Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2012-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-41331r1_chk )
This requirement is NA for the Mobile OS SRG.

Fix Text (F-36962r1_fix)
The requirement is NA. No fix is required.