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Test 133: Failed Backup Alerts Being Sent
Test 133: Failed Backup Alerts Being Sent

Infrastructure configurations and confirmed that alerts are configured to be sent to personnel when the backup process fails.

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Prerequisite

  • This test requires an additional permissions: backup:ListBackupJobs.

    • To add this permission to the DrataAutopilotRole to avoid permission errors.

      1. Navigate to the DrataAutopilotRole in IAM Console.

      2. Add an inline policy to the role.

      3. In the policy editor, choose JSON to add permissions manually and paste the following JSON for the permission (backup:ListBackupJobs) needed for this test:

        {
        "Version": "2012-10-17",
        "Statement": [
        {
        "Effect": "Allow",
        "Action": [
        "backup:ListBackupJobs"
        ],
        "Resource": "*"
        }
        ]
        }
      4. Give this inline policy a name and add it to the DrataAutopilotRole

ASSOCIATED DRATA CONTROL

This test is part of the Backup Monitoring control (DCF-99) that ensures automated notifications are sent to personnel in the event of a backup failure. Backup failures are investigated and resolved by engineering personnel following company policies and procedures.

WHAT TO DO IF A TEST FAILS

If Drata did not find any alerts configured to notify personnel when a backup fails, the test will fail. To remediate a failed test, you will need to set up alerts to notify the appropriate personnel when a backup failure occurs.

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