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🛡️ AWS RDS Instance automated backups are not enabled🟢

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Description​

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Description​

Ensure that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) instances have automated backups enabled.

Automated backups allow you to recover your database to any point in time within your specified retention period (up to 35 days). When automated backups are enabled, RDS automatically performs a full daily snapshot of your data (during your preferred backup window) and captures transaction logs (as updates to your DB instance are made).

Rationale​

Disabling automated backups eliminates the ability to perform point-in-time recovery. In the event of data corruption, accidental deletion, or hardware failure, you may lose critical data if recent backups are not available.

Audit​

This policy flags an AWS RDS Instance as INCOMPLIANT if the Backup Retention Period is set to 0.

Remediation​

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Remediation​

Enable Automated Backups​

From Command Line​

To enable automated backups for an RDS instance, use the modify-db-instance command. Specify the desired retention period in days (up to 35) and apply the change immediately if appropriate:

aws rds modify-db-instance \
    --db-instance-identifier {{db-instance}} \
    --backup-retention-period 3 \
    --apply-immediately

For Multi-AZ DB clusters, use the modify-db-cluster command instead:

aws rds modify-db-cluster \
    --db-cluster-identifier {{db-cluster}} \
    --backup-retention-period 3 \
    --apply-immediately

You can include either the --apply-immediately flag to apply changes right away, or --no-apply-immediately to defer the update until the next maintenance window.

policy.yaml​

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Linked Framework Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlagsCompliance
💼 AWS Foundational Security Best Practices v1.0.0 → 💼 [RDS.11] RDS instances should have automatic backups enabled1no data
💼 AWS Well-Architected → 💼 REL09-BP01 Identify and back up all data that needs to be backed up, or reproduce the data from sources2no data
💼 AWS Well-Architected → 💼 REL09-BP03 Perform data backup automatically3no data
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Data Protection and Recovery21no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 CP-6 Alternate Storage Site (M)(H)319no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 CP-6(1) Separation from Primary Site (M)(H)5no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 CP-6(2) Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives (H)19no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 CP-9 System Backup (L)(M)(H)5414no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution (L)(M)(H)220no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SI-12 Information Management and Retention (L)(M)(H)7no data
💼 FedRAMP Low Security Controls → 💼 CP-9 System Backup (L)(M)(H)12no data
💼 FedRAMP Low Security Controls → 💼 CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution (L)(M)(H)20no data
💼 FedRAMP Low Security Controls → 💼 SI-12 Information Management and Retention (L)(M)(H)7no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 CP-6 Alternate Storage Site (M)(H)25no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 CP-6(1) Separation from Primary Site (M)(H)5no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 CP-9 System Backup (L)(M)(H)214no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution (L)(M)(H)120no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 SI-12 Information Management and Retention (L)(M)(H)7no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 ID.AM-07: Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained7no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 ID.AM-08: Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles27no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-01: The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected187no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-10: The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected184no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-11: Backups of data are created, protected, maintained, and tested15no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.IR-04: Adequate resource capacity to ensure availability is maintained5no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 RC.RP-01: The recovery portion of the incident response plan is executed once initiated from the incident response process20no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 RC.RP-02: Recovery actions are selected, scoped, prioritized, and performed20no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 RC.RP-03: The integrity of backups and other restoration assets is verified before using them for restoration9no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 RC.RP-05: The integrity of restored assets is verified, systems and services are restored, and normal operating status is confirmed20no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 CP-6 Alternate Storage Site319no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 CP-6(1) Alternate Storage Site _ Separation from Primary Site5no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 CP-6(2) Alternate Storage Site _ Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives19no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 CP-9 System Backup811no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution620no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-5(2) Denial-of-service Protection _ Capacity, Bandwidth, and Redundancy24no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SI-12 Information Management and Retention37no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SI-13(5) Predictable Failure Prevention _ Failover Capability19no data