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-216225	SOL-11.1-090050	SV-216225r959010_rule		Medium

Description

Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. User-level information is data generated by information system and/or application users. Backups shall be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-11-25

Details

Check Text (C-17463r373057_chk)

The operations staff shall ensure that proper backups are created, tested, and archived.

Ask the operator for documentation on the backup procedures implemented.

If the backup procedures are not documented then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17461r373058_fix)

The operations staff shall install, configure, test, and verify operating system backup software.

Additionally, all backup procedures must be documented.