System information backups must be created, updated, and protected.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN08-00-000003	WN08-00-000003	WN08-00-000003_rule		Low

Description
Recovery of a damaged or compromised system in a timely manner is difficult without a system information backup. A system backup will usually include sensitive information such as user accounts that could be used in an attack. As a valuable system resource, the system backup must be protected and stored in a physically secure location.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-WN08-00-000003_chk )
Interview the SA to determine if system recovery backup procedures are in place that comply with DoD requirements. Any of the following would be a finding: -The site does not maintain emergency system recovery data. -The emergency system recovery data is not protected from destruction and stored in a locked storage container. -The emergency system recovery data has not been updated following the last system modification.

Check Text ( C-WN08-00-000003_chk )

Interview the SA to determine if system recovery backup procedures are in place that comply with DoD requirements.

Any of the following would be a finding:

-The site does not maintain emergency system recovery data.
-The emergency system recovery data is not protected from destruction and stored in a locked storage container.
-The emergency system recovery data has not been updated following the last system modification.

Fix Text (F-WN08-00-000003_fix)
Implement system recovery procedures that include maintaining emergency system recovery data, protecting that data from destruction and storing it in a locked storage container, and updating it following each and every system modification.