---
names:
  full: "AWS DynamoDB Table does not have on-demand backups in the past 90 days"
  contextual: "Table does not have on-demand backups in the past 90 days"
description: >
  Ensure that DynamoDB tables not utilizing Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) have 
  a recent backup (on-demand or AWS Backup) to prevent significant data loss.
type: "COMPLIANCE_POLICY"
categories:
  - "SECURITY"
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/data-protection-and-recovery"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cp/10"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cp/06"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cp/06/01"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cp/06/02"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/cp/09"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/sc/05/02"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/si/12"
  - "/frameworks/nist-sp-800-53-r5/si/13/05"
similarPolicies:
  cloudConformity:
    - url: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/aws/DynamoDB/backup-and-restore.html
      name: DynamoDB Backup and Restore
  awsSecurityHub:
    - name: "[DynamoDB.4] DynamoDB tables should be present in a backup plan"
      url: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/securityhub/latest/userguide/dynamodb-controls.html#dynamodb-4"