DS4.5 Testing of the IT Continuity Plan
Test the IT continuity plan on a regular basis to ensure that IT systems can be effectively recovered, shortcomings are addressed and the plan remains relevant. This requires careful preparation, documentation, reporting test results and, according to the results, implementing an action plan. Consider the extent of testing recovery of single applications to integrated testing scenarios to end-to-end testing and integrated vendor testing.
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Organizations must have procedures in place to back up the data and programs based on IT and user requirements.
To satisfy this control objective, administrators must back up the data on a regular basis. In addition, administrators must review backup logs periodically to ensure backups are performed successfully. Backup logs must be reviewed periodically to ensure backup and restore are performed successfully on a regular basis.
Review backup logs periodically to ensure backup and restore are performed successfully on a regular basis.