EFS File System Does Not Have Backup Policy Enabled

Overview

Checks if EFS File System has backup policy enabled. For both resiliency and to limit the potential for ransomware, EFS should have backups enabled. Failure to enable backups leaves data vulnerable to potential risks. This includes the possibility of accidental data loss due to human error or malicious actions by bad actors, resulting in data deletion or unauthorized modifications.

Vendor

AWS

Cloud Service

EFS

Related Controls

EFS.2

References

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/API_FileSystemDescription.html, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/API_BackupPolicy.html, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/efs/latest/ug/awsbackup.html#:~:text=Developer%20Guide.-,Automatic%20backups,-When%20you%20create

Severity

3

Item Types

AWS::EFS::FileSystem