RC.RP-03: The integrity of backups and other restoration assets is verified before using them for restoration

Develop a contingency plan for the system that: Identifies essential mission and business functions and associated contingency requirements; Provides recovery objectives, restoration priorities, and metrics; Addresses contingency roles, responsibilities, assigned individuals with contact information; Addresses maintaining essential mission and business functions despite a system disruption, compromise, or failure; Addresses eventual, full system restoration without deterioration…

Test the contingency plan for the system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] using the following tests to determine the effectiveness of the plan and the readiness to execute the plan: [Assignment: organization-defined tests]. Review the contingency plan test results; and Initiate corrective actions, if needed.

Conduct backups of user-level information contained in [Assignment: organization-defined system components] [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; Conduct backups of system-level information contained in the system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; Conduct backups of system documentation, including security- and privacy-related documentation [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] ; and Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of backup information.

Provide for the recovery and reconstitution of the system to a known state within [Assignment: organization-defined time period consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives] after a disruption, compromise, or failure.