Make sure you can get your data and systems back after ransomware, hardware failure or human error – 3-2-1 and immutable backups, recovery targets, monitoring and a restore testing log.
IT & cyber security
Backup and Recovery Policy
About this document
A policy and set of records for backing up your data and systems and proving you can restore them. It covers what to back up (including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other cloud apps), the 3-2-1 rule, immutable and offline copies that ransomware cannot reach, recovery point and recovery time objectives, daily checks and regular restore tests.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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