A mitigation strategy in the ASD Essentials (currently the Essential Eight), assessed against 6 tests at Maturity Level One.
This strategy ensures important data, software and settings are backed up, kept for a suitable period, and can be restored when needed.
Why it matters
Backups are your last line against ransomware and accidental loss. A backup that has never been restored is an assumption. Testing restores is what turns it into an assurance.
How Conformance helps
- Identify the data and systems that must be recoverable
- Back up on a schedule that matches how much data you can afford to lose
- Keep backups isolated so ransomware cannot reach them
- Test restores regularly, not just backup success
- Retain restore-test records as evidence
How Conformance helps
Conformance validates this strategy from the evidence your organisation already produces, shows your maturity level, and tells you the next step to raise it.
Official guidance: ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model