The operating system must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system per organization-defined frequency that are consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000537

SV-65749r1_rule The operating system must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system per organization-defined frequency that are consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

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Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. System-level information includes system-state information, operating system and application software, and licenses. Backups must be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives.

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To check and see if automatic backups for the built in "Time Machine" function of OS are enabled, run the following command: sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup If the result is a "0", then automatic backups are disabled. Although OS X does include Time Machine as a backup facility, please check with the organization's System Administrators for defined policies and procedures for workstation backups.

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To enable the automatic backups using Time Machine, run the following command: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup 1

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