Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R23) has 378 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R23

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

User-level information must be backed up per organization defined frequency consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

User-level information must be backed up per organization defined frequency consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Description

Discussion Text

Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability.

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Objective

V-36733

Rule

SV-48382r2_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN08-GE-000027

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the organization has a process to backup user-level information to support recovery.  If it does not, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Establish a process for backing up user-level information.

STIG check 298 of 378 in the Windows 8/8.1 STIG checklist

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