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V-251346

CAT II (Medium)

The organization must establish weekly data backup procedures for the network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS) data.

Rule ID

SV-251346r805993_rule

STIG

Network Infrastructure Policy Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V10R7

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

IDPS data needs to be backed up to ensure preservation in the case a loss of data due to hardware failure or malicious activity.

Check Content

Interview the SA to determine the IDPS backup procedures as well as have SA display the backup files saved on the file server.

If the IDPS data is not backed up on a weekly basis, this is a finding.

Fix Text

The organization must establish weekly backup procedures for the network IDS/IPS data.