# BSI C5 OPS-06 — Data Protection and Recovery - Concept

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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BSI C5 · Control OPS-06 · Priority: critical · Component: Operations Security

### What this control covers

Documents data backup and recovery policies per SP-01, aligning with customer agreements and RTO/RPO requirements. Specifies encrypted backups, authorized access, and recovery testing to ensure data availability and integrity for cloud customers.

### Why it matters

Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.

### How to implement

#### AWS

Codify the policy intent as **SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards** so the cloud enforces what the document says.

#### Azure

Codify in **Azure Policy initiatives** (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.

#### GCP

Use **Cloud KMS** with customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for BigQuery, GCS, and Compute. **Sensitive Data Protection** (DLP API) inspects/de-identifies PII at scale.

#### Google Workspace

Enable **client-side encryption** for Drive/Docs and turn on **Drive Labels + DLP** rules to prevent external sharing of regulated data classes.

#### GitHub

Apply **branch protection** on default and release branches: require PR review, status checks, signed commits, linear history, and dismiss stale reviews on new commits. Use **CODEOWNERS** for required reviewers, **Dependabot** + **CodeQL** for SAST, and the **Dependency graph / SBOM** export for vendor disclosures.

#### On-premises

Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.

### Evidence to collect

-   `policy_document` — A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.
-   `infra_scan` — See the iCompaas Evidence library for the canonical source for this evidence type.

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Data Protection and Recovery - Concept.

### Quick checklist

-   Risk — Agreements / Protection
-   Review — Agreements / Protection
-   Security — Agreements / Protection
-   Protection — Agreements / Protection
-   Data — Agreements / Protection
-   Data Backup — Agreements / Protection

### Related articles on this site

-   [Ensure Backup Data in Recovery Services Vaults Is Encrypted Using Customer-Managed Keys (CMK)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000234845-ensure-backup-data-in-recovery-services-vaults-is-encrypted-using-customer-managed-keys-cmk-)
-   [Ensure Backup Data in Backup Vaults Is Encrypted Using Customer-Managed Keys (CMK)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000234828-ensure-backup-data-in-backup-vaults-is-encrypted-using-customer-managed-keys-cmk-)
-   [Ensure storage for critical data are encrypted with Customer Managed Key](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000219790-ensure-storage-for-critical-data-are-encrypted-with-customer-managed-key)
-   [Ensure to have backup access by someone on the team - could be part of "has retention" policy](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229661-ensure-to-have-backup-access-by-someone-on-the-team-could-be-part-of-has-retention-policy)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.