Back up files and test recovery
Short label: BACKUP
Meaning
Keep separate copies of important information and check that you can restore them.
Why it matters
A stored copy is useful only if it is available, readable and recent enough for your business needs.
What you can do
Choose what to copy, restrict access to recovery copies and test a restore. Record the result and the next test date.
Services that can help
Sovereign Storage provides protected storage options. Backup schedules, locks, key control and restore tests are agreed in the service scope.
Official reference — NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on an all-hazards approach that aims to protect network and information systems and the physical environment of those systems from incidents, and shall include at least the following:
— Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), Art. 21(2)
(c) business continuity, such as backup management and disaster recovery, and crisis management;
— Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), Art. 21(2)(c)
You must be able to keep working and to come back after a disaster: backups that work, a recovery plan, and someone who knows what to do in a crisis.
Read the article on EUR-Lex → · Official text, quoted from the Official Journal of the EU
Acronyms used here: NIS2, GDPR, DORA, CRA
- NIS2 — Network and Information Systems Directive 2
- An EU cybersecurity directive with requirements for organisations covered by its scope.
- GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation
- The EU regulation on personal-data protection. RGPD is the French name and AVG the Dutch name.
- DORA — Digital Operational Resilience Act
- EU rules on digital operational resilience in the financial sector.
- CRA — Cyber Resilience Act
- EU cybersecurity rules for products with digital elements, including certain software and connected devices.