ISO 27002:2022, Control 8.13 – Information Backup

ISO 27002:2022 Revised Controls

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Purpose of Control 8.13

An organisation’s backup operation should encompass a broad range of efforts that improve resilience and protect against loss of business by establishing a robust and tightly managed set of backup jobs, using dedicated software and utilities, with adequate retention levels and agreed upon recovery times.

Control 8.13 advocates for a topic-specific approach to backups that includes bespoke processes for each individual topic, and takes into account the different types of data (and associated risk levels) that organisations process and access throughout their operation.

Attributes Table

Control 8.13 is a corrective control that maintains risk by implementing policies which enable timely recovery from data and/or system loss or interruption.

Control TypeInformation Security PropertiesCybersecurity ConceptsOperational CapabilitiesSecurity Domains
#Corrective #Integrity
#Availability		#Recover#Continuity #Protection

Ownership of Control 8.13

Control 8.13 deals with daily backup operations that should be handled by technical support staff with responsibility for the maintenance of the organisation’s network.

As such, ownership of Control 8.13 should reside with the individual responsible for the organisation’s day-to-day ICT operation, or the person who oversees an outsourced ICT contract.

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General Guidance on Control 8.13

Organisations should draft topic-specific policies that directly address how the organisation backs up the relevant areas of its network.

Backup facilities should be implemented with the primary aim of ensuring that all business critical data, software and systems are able to be recovered following the below events:

  • Data loss

  • Intrusion

  • Business interruption

  • Failure of systems, applications or storage media

Any backup plan created in accordance with Control 8.13 should aim to:

  1. Outline clear and concise restoration procedures that cover all relevant critical systems and services.

  2. Produce workable copies of any systems, data or applications that are covered under a backup job.

  3. Meet the unique commercial and operational requirements of the organisation (e.g. recovery time objectives, backup types, backup frequency) (see Control 5.30).

  4. Store backups in an appropriate location that is environmentally protected, physically distinct from the source data in order to prevent total data loss, and securely accessed for maintenance purposes (see Control 8.1).

  5. Mandate for regular testing of backup jobs, in order to guarantee data availability should the need arise to restore files, systems or applications at a moment’s notice. Backup tests should be measured against the organisation’s agreed recovery times to ensure adherence in the event of data loss or system interruption.

  6. Encrypt data that has been backed up, in accordance with its risk level.

  7. Check for data loss before running any backup jobs.

  8. Implement a reporting system that alerts maintenance staff to the status of backup jobs – including complete or partial failures – so that remedial action can be taken.

  9. Include data from cloud-based platforms that are not directly managed by the organisation.

  10. Store backup data in line with a topic-specific retention policy that takes into account the underlying nature and purpose of the data that’s been backed up, including transfer and/or archiving to storage media (see Control 8.10).

Supporting Controls

  • 5.30
  • 8.1
  • 8.10

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Changes and Differences from ISO 27002:2013

ISO 27002:2022-8.13 replaces ISO 27002:2003-12.3.1 (Information backup).

ISO 27002:2022-8.13 contains the same set of operational standards as its 2003 counterpart, with additional guidance offered in the below areas:

  • Checking for data loss before running any backup jobs

  • Implementing a reporting system

  • Cloud-based platforms

  • Storing backups in line with a topic-specific retention and archiving policy

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New Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
5.7NewThreat intelligence
5.23NewInformation security for use of cloud services
5.30NewICT readiness for business continuity
7.4NewPhysical security monitoring
8.9NewConfiguration management
8.10NewInformation deletion
8.11NewData masking
8.12NewData leakage prevention
8.16NewMonitoring activities
8.23NewWeb filtering
8.28NewSecure coding

Organisational Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
5.105.1.1, 05.1.2Policies for information security
5.206.1.1Information security roles and responsibilities
5.306.1.2Segregation of duties
5.407.2.1Management responsibilities
5.506.1.3Contact with authorities
5.606.1.4Contact with special interest groups
5.7NewThreat intelligence
5.806.1.5, 14.1.1Information security in project management
5.908.1.1, 08.1.2Inventory of information and other associated assets
5.1008.1.3, 08.2.3Acceptable use of information and other associated assets
5.1108.1.4Return of assets
5.12 08.2.1Classification of information
5.1308.2.2Labelling of information
5.1413.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.2.3Information transfer
5.1509.1.1, 09.1.2Access control
5.1609.2.1Identity management
5.17 09.2.4, 09.3.1, 09.4.3Authentication information
5.1809.2.2, 09.2.5, 09.2.6Access rights
5.1915.1.1Information security in supplier relationships
5.2015.1.2Addressing information security within supplier agreements
5.2115.1.3Managing information security in the ICT supply chain
5.2215.2.1, 15.2.2Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services
5.23NewInformation security for use of cloud services
5.2416.1.1Information security incident management planning and preparation
5.2516.1.4Assessment and decision on information security events
5.2616.1.5Response to information security incidents
5.2716.1.6Learning from information security incidents
5.2816.1.7Collection of evidence
5.2917.1.1, 17.1.2, 17.1.3Information security during disruption
5.30NewICT readiness for business continuity
5.3118.1.1, 18.1.5Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
5.3218.1.2Intellectual property rights
5.3318.1.3Protection of records
5.3418.1.4Privacy and protection of PII
5.3518.2.1Independent review of information security
5.3618.2.2, 18.2.3Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
5.3712.1.1Documented operating procedures

People Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
6.107.1.1Screening
6.207.1.2Terms and conditions of employment
6.307.2.2Information security awareness, education and training
6.407.2.3Disciplinary process
6.507.3.1Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
6.613.2.4Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
6.706.2.2Remote working
6.816.1.2, 16.1.3Information security event reporting

Physical Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
7.111.1.1Physical security perimeters
7.211.1.2, 11.1.6Physical entry
7.311.1.3Securing offices, rooms and facilities
7.4NewPhysical security monitoring
7.511.1.4Protecting against physical and environmental threats
7.611.1.5Working in secure areas
7.711.2.9Clear desk and clear screen
7.811.2.1Equipment siting and protection
7.911.2.6Security of assets off-premises
7.1008.3.1, 08.3.2, 08.3.3, 11.2.5Storage media
7.1111.2.2Supporting utilities
7.1211.2.3Cabling security
7.1311.2.4Equipment maintenance
7.1411.2.7Secure disposal or re-use of equipment

Technological Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
8.106.2.1, 11.2.8User endpoint devices
8.209.2.3Privileged access rights
8.309.4.1Information access restriction
8.409.4.5Access to source code
8.509.4.2Secure authentication
8.612.1.3Capacity management
8.712.2.1Protection against malware
8.812.6.1, 18.2.3Management of technical vulnerabilities
8.9NewConfiguration management
8.10NewInformation deletion
8.11NewData masking
8.12NewData leakage prevention
8.1312.3.1Information backup
8.1417.2.1Redundancy of information processing facilities
8.1512.4.1, 12.4.2, 12.4.3Logging
8.16NewMonitoring activities
8.1712.4.4Clock synchronization
8.1809.4.4Use of privileged utility programs
8.1912.5.1, 12.6.2Installation of software on operational systems
8.2013.1.1Networks security
8.2113.1.2Security of network services
8.2213.1.3Segregation of networks
8.23NewWeb filtering
8.2410.1.1, 10.1.2Use of cryptography
8.2514.2.1Secure development life cycle
8.2614.1.2, 14.1.3Application security requirements
8.2714.2.5Secure system architecture and engineering principles
8.28NewSecure coding
8.2914.2.8, 14.2.9Security testing in development and acceptance
8.3014.2.7Outsourced development
8.3112.1.4, 14.2.6Separation of development, test and production environments
8.3212.1.2, 14.2.2, 14.2.3, 14.2.4Change management
8.3314.3.1Test information
8.3412.7.1Protection of information systems during audit testing
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