Backup and Restore Readiness Review
Check that backups can actually be restored.
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Review backup and restore readiness. Describe what is backed up, how often, where it is stored, who can access it and the last restore test: [BACKUP_DETAILS]. Recovery time and data loss we can tolerate: [RECOVERY_TARGETS]. Systems in scope: [SYSTEMS]. Compare practice with targets, check for backups stored beside the originals, missing systems, untested restores, encryption and access to backups, retention, and monitoring of failures. Calculate worst-case data loss from the schedule. Return a table with System, Backup, Restore tested, Gap (red, amber, green) and Action, and a restore drill plan with success criteria. Retention rules are [VERIFY] for [JURISDICTION]. Also suggest how to protect backups from accidental or malicious deletion, how to verify integrity, and how to document restore steps so that someone other than the author can follow them. Add a quarterly drill schedule and the evidence to keep after each drill. Then write a restore drill programme and the evidence pack. Define the drill scenarios: single file, single table, whole database, whole environment and loss of the primary region if relevant, with a target time for each and the people involved. Provide the script for a drill with preparation, steps, verification queries, timing record and clean-up, and a template for the report with findings and actions. Explain how to verify integrity beyond a successful restore, for example by comparing row counts and checksums on key tables, and by running a smoke test of the application on restored data. Add a review of backup access controls and a plan for protecting backups from deletion, including separate credentials and retention locks where available. Define how to record drill results for auditors without exposing sensitive data. Retention and notification duties are [VERIFY] for [JURISDICTION]; run drills in an isolated environment. Redact personal data and secrets before pasting anything. If the material includes them, stop, tell me what to remove, and continue only with the redacted version.
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