Benchmark: 11.2 Perform Automated Backups
Description
Perform automated backups of in-scope enterprise assets. Run backups weekly, or more frequently, based on the sensitivity of the data.
Usage
Install the mod:
mkdir dashboardscd dashboardspowerpipe mod initpowerpipe mod install github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-complianceStart the Powerpipe server:
steampipe service startpowerpipe serverOpen http://localhost:9033 in your browser and select 11.2 Perform Automated Backups.
Run this benchmark in your terminal:
powerpipe benchmark run aws_compliance.benchmark.cis_controls_v8_ig1_11_2Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe benchmark run aws_compliance.benchmark.cis_controls_v8_ig1_11_2 --shareControls
- DynamoDB tables should be in a backup plan
- DynamoDB table point-in-time recovery should be enabled
- EBS volumes should be in a backup plan
- EC2 instance should have EBS optimization enabled
- EFS file systems should be in a backup plan
- ElastiCache Redis cluster automatic backup should be enabled with retention period of 15 days or greater
- RDS DB instance backup should be enabled
- RDS DB instances should be in a backup plan
- AWS Redshift clusters should have automatic snapshots enabled
- AWS Redshift should have required maintenance settings
- S3 bucket cross-region replication should be enabled
- S3 bucket versioning should be enabled