Ensure Cloud SQL has point-in-time recovery enabled
Point-in-time recovery should be enabled for MySQL and PostgreSQL instances.
Security Impact
Without PITR, data can only be restored to backup points, not specific times.
How to Remediate
Enable point-in-time recovery (binary logging for MySQL, WAL archiving for PostgreSQL).
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- gcp-sql-6
- Service
- Google Cloud SQL
- Category
- Data Protection
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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