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Verify emergency power continuity procedures are in place to transfer power to a secondary source if the primary power system fails.


CONTROL ID
01914
CONTROL TYPE
Systems Continuity
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Verify the organization has Emergency Power Supplies available for the systems., CC ID: 01912

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • In TOP SECRET areas of shared non-government facilities, a power distribution board with a feed from an Uninterruptible Power Supply is used to power all TOP SECRET ICT equipment. (Security Control: 1135; Revision: 1, Australian Government Information Security Manual, March 2021)
  • There must be procedures in place to ensure the transfer of a system to another power source is completed in the time requirements of the application(s) on the system. (ยง 8-601.b, NISPOM - National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M) February 26, 2006, February 28, 2006)
  • Are the backup power sources periodically tested? (IT - Business Continuity Q 19, Automated Integrated Regulatory Examination System (AIRES) IT Exam Questionnaires, version 073106A)