9.4.1.1 Offline media backup security
Offline media backups containing cardholder data are stored in a secure location, with security reviewed at least once every 12 months.
5
artefacts
0
held by a system
2
at each review
hard
to go live
Policy repository / GRC workspace
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
none for this control
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Annual site security review evidence · Backup / DR tooling
- Chain of custody records for media transfers · Backup / DR tooling
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Offsite vendor agreement and SOC report · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Inventory of backup media offsite · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Encryption verification for backup media · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
This control is evidenced by people and documents, not systems. Put the document under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a record with reviewer and date. Do not try to automate it.
Common gaps auditors find
- Annual review skipped
- No SOC review of vendor
- Inventory drift
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
Build my evidence sheet9.4.1 Media with cardholder data physically secured · 9.4.1.2 Offsite backup location reviewed