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Transfer to Alternate Storage Site

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Transfer system backup information to the alternate storage site [organization-defined time period and transfer rate consistent with the recovery time and recovery point objectives].

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

System backup information can be transferred to alternate storage sites either electronically or by the physical shipment of storage media.

Implementation Guidance

Engineering Interpretation

Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.

No engineering interpretation has been authored for CP-9(5) yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.

Assessment

NIST SP 800-53A REV 5.2.0

Assessment Objectives

  1. time period consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives is defined;
  2. transfer rate consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives is defined;
  3. system backup information is transferred to the alternate storage site for <CP-09(05)_ODP[01] time period>;
  4. system backup information is transferred to the alternate storage site <CP-09(05)_ODP[02] transfer rate>.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Contingency planning policy; procedures addressing system backup; contingency plan; system backup logs or records; evidence of system backup information transferred to alternate storage site; alternate storage site agreements; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with system backup responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for transferring system backups to the alternate storage site; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing system backups; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing information transfer to the alternate storage site].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control CP-9 — see the CP-9(5) entries within each baseline below.

OT/ICS Overlay SP 800-82r3

NIST SP 800-82r3 Appendix F, Table 22. Blank baseline means the control/control enhancement is not selected in that initial OT baseline.

LOW

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)

MODERATE

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1) (8)

HIGH

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1) (2) (3) (5) (8)

STIGs & CCIs

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Evidence

Potential Evidence — Derived

Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.

Policy

  • Contingency planning policy
  • contingency plan
  • system security plan

Testing

  • Organizational processes for transferring system backups to the alternate storage site
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing system backups
  • mechanisms supporting and/or implementing information transfer to the alternate storage site

Other Records

  • procedures addressing system backup
  • system backup logs or records
  • evidence of system backup information transferred to alternate storage site
  • alternate storage site agreements
  • other relevant documents or records