DynamoDB Table Does Not Have Point-In-Time Recovery Enabled

Overview

This check assesses the activation status of point-in-time recovery (PITR) for an Amazon DynamoDB table.

Enabling backups plays a crucial role in expediting recovery from security incidents and fortifying system resilience. DynamoDB point-in-time recovery automates the backup process for DynamoDB tables, significantly minimizing the recovery time needed for unintended deletions or write operations.

Tables within DynamoDB that have PITR enabled offer the capability to be restored to any specific point in time within the last 35 days

Vendor

AWS

Cloud Service

DynamoDB

Related Controls

DynamoDB.2

Severity

3

Item Types

AWS::DynamoDB::Table