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This rule checks if Amazon FSx File Systems are protected by a backup plan. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the Amazon FSx File System is not covered by a backup plan.Risk Level
HighAddress
ConfigurationCompliance Standards
- APRA CPS 234 (Australia)
- BSI C5 (Germany)
- Brazil LGPD
- CCPA / CPRA (California)
- CIS Critical Security Controls v8
- CMMC 2.0
- CSA Cloud Controls Matrix v4
- Cloudanix Best Practice
- DPDPA
- Digital Operational Resilience Act (EU)
- Essential 8
- ISO/IEC 27017
- ISO/IEC 27018
- ISO/IEC 27701
- KSA PDPL
- MAS Technology Risk Management (Singapore)
- MITRE ATT&CK (Cloud)
- NIS2 Directive
- NIST SP 800-171
- NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Master Direction – Information Technology Framework
- SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework
- Sarbanes-Oxley IT General Controls
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - Cloud Security Adoption Framework
- UK NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework
Triage and Remediation
- Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
To remediate the misconfiguration of FSx not having a backup plan for AWS EC2 using the AWS Management Console, follow these steps:
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to https://aws.amazon.com/ and sign in to the AWS Management Console using your credentials.
- Navigate to Amazon FSx service: Click on the “Services” dropdown menu at the top of the console, then select “FSx” under the “Storage” category.
- Select the FSx file system: In the FSx console, select the FSx file system that you want to create a backup plan for by clicking on its name.
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Create a Backup Plan:
- In the left-hand navigation pane, click on “Backup” and then click on the “Backup plans” tab.
- Click on the “Create backup plan” button.
- Enter a name for the backup plan and configure the backup settings according to your requirements. This includes defining the backup frequency, retention period, and any lifecycle policies.
- Review the backup plan settings and click on the “Create” button to create the backup plan.
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Assign the Backup Plan to the FSx file system:
- After creating the backup plan, go back to the FSx file system details page.
- Click on the “Backup” tab and then click on the “Associate backup plan” button.
- Select the backup plan that you just created from the dropdown menu and click on the “Associate” button to assign the backup plan to the FSx file system.
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Verify Backup Plan:
- Once the backup plan is associated with the FSx file system, verify that the backup plan is active and running as expected.
- Monitor the backup status and ensure that backups are being taken according to the defined schedule.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the misconfiguration of not having a backup plan for FSx on AWS EC2 using AWS CLI, you can follow these steps:
- Install and Configure AWS CLI: If you haven’t already installed and configured the AWS CLI, you can do so by following the instructions provided in the AWS documentation: Installing the AWS CLI and Configuring the AWS CLI.
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Enable Backup for FSx File Systems:
You can enable backup for your FSx file systems using the AWS CLI by running the following command:
Replace
fs-1234567890abcdef0with the ID of your FSx file system andbackup-0abcdef1234567890with the ID of the backup you want to associate with the file system. You can adjust theAutomaticBackupRetentionDaysandThroughputCapacityvalues as needed. -
Verify Backup Configuration:
To ensure that backup has been successfully enabled for your FSx file system, you can run the following command:
This command will provide detailed information about your FSx file system, including its backup configuration.
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Automate Backup Scheduling (Optional):
If you want to automate the scheduling of backups for your FSx file system, you can create a backup policy using the AWS CLI. Here is an example command to create a backup policy:
This command will create a backup policy for the specified file system that triggers a daily backup at 01:00:00 UTC and retains the backups for 30 days.
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the misconfiguration of not having a backup plan for FSx in AWS, you can create a backup plan using Python Boto3 library. Here are the step-by-step instructions to remediate this issue:Replace
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Install Boto3 library:
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Configure AWS credentials:
Ensure that you have configured your AWS credentials either by setting environment variables or using AWS CLI
aws configurecommand. - Use the following Python script to create a backup plan for FSx in AWS EC2:
'your-file-system-arn1', 'your-file-system-arn2' with the ARNs of the EFS file systems you want to protect, and 'your-backup-vault-name' with the name of the backup vault where backups will be stored. This script creates a backup plan for the specified EFS file systems, ensuring they are protected by backups according to the specified schedule and retention policy. Adjust the backup plan settings as needed.Using Terraform
Using Terraform
FSX_FILESYSTEMwith your FSx filesystem resource name.FSX_SUBNETwith the subnet resource that hosts FSx.BACKUP_SERVICE_ROLE,FSX_BACKUP_PLAN,FSX_BACKUP_VAULTnames as desired.
terraform plan should show:aws_backup_selection.FSX_FILESYSTEM_SELECTIONbeing created (and, if you added them, the IAM role, policy attachment, backup vault, and backup plan).

