V-38488: The operating system must conduct backups of user-level information contained in the operating system per organization defined frequency to conduct backups consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. User-level information is data generated by information system and/or application users. Backups shall be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives. Details: `V-38488 in STIG Viewer`_. .. _V-38488 in STIG Viewer: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/red_hat_enterprise_linux_6/2015-05-26/finding/V-38488 Notes for deployers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. include:: developer-notes/V-38488.rst