Data Backup & Recovery Policy Template

Backup Is Your Last Line of Defence

Ransomware, hardware failure, human error, natural disaster — all can destroy your data. A backup policy ensures you can recover from any of these within an acceptable time frame. Without it, you are one incident away from catastrophic data loss.

Backup Schedule

Data Type	Frequency	Retention
Critical databases	Daily full + hourly incremental	30 days daily, 12 months monthly
File servers	Daily incremental, weekly full	90 days daily, 12 months monthly
Email	Continuous	2 years minimum
Configurations	Weekly + after changes	12 months

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