diff --git a/lib/cfn-nag/custom_rules/DynamoDBBackupRule.rb b/lib/cfn-nag/custom_rules/DynamoDBBackupRule.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'cfn-nag/violation'
+require 'cfn-nag/util/truthy'
+require_relative 'base'
+
+class DynamoDBBackupRule < BaseRule
+  def rule_text
+    'DynamoDB table should have backup enabled, should be set using PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled'
+  end
+
+  def rule_type
+    Violation::WARNING
+  end
+
+  def rule_id
+    'W78'
+  end
+
+  def audit_impl(cfn_model)
+    violating_ddb_tables = cfn_model.resources_by_type('AWS::DynamoDB::Table').select do |table|
+      table.pointInTimeRecoverySpecification.nil? ||
+        !truthy?(table.pointInTimeRecoverySpecification['PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled'].to_s)
+    end
+
+    violating_ddb_tables.map(&:logical_resource_id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/custom_rules/DynamoDBBackupRule_spec.rb b/spec/custom_rules/DynamoDBBackupRule_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'cfn-model'
+require 'cfn-nag/custom_rules/DynamoDBBackupRule'
+
+describe DynamoDBBackupRule do
+  context 'dynamodb table without backup' do
+    it 'returns offending logical resource id' do
+      cfn_model = CfnParser.new.parse read_test_template(
+        'yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_no_backup_enabled.yaml'
+      )
+
+      actual_logical_resource_ids = DynamoDBBackupRule.new.audit_impl cfn_model
+      expected_logical_resource_ids = %w[DynamodbNoBackupEnabled DynamodbNoBackupEnabled2]
+
+      expect(actual_logical_resource_ids).to eq expected_logical_resource_ids
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'dynamodb table with backup enabled' do
+    it 'returns empty list' do
+      cfn_model = CfnParser.new.parse read_test_template(
+        'yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_backup_enabled.yaml'
+      )
+
+      actual_logical_resource_ids = DynamoDBBackupRule.new.audit_impl cfn_model
+      expected_logical_resource_ids = []
+
+      expect(actual_logical_resource_ids).to eq expected_logical_resource_ids
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/test_templates/yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_backup_enabled.yaml b/spec/test_templates/yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_backup_enabled.yaml
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+---
+Resources:
+  DynamodbBackupEnabled:
+    Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
+    Properties:
+      KeySchema:
+        - KeySchema
+      TableName: String
+      PointInTimeRecoverySpecification:
+        PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled: True
+      SSESpecification:
+        KMSMasterKeyId: String
+        SSEEnabled: True
+        SSEType: String
diff --git a/spec/test_templates/yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_no_backup_enabled.yaml b/spec/test_templates/yaml/dynamodb/dynamodb_table_with_no_backup_enabled.yaml
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+---
+Resources:
+  DynamodbNoBackupEnabled:
+    Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
+    Properties:
+      KeySchema:
+        - KeySchema
+      TableName: String
+      PointInTimeRecoverySpecification:
+        PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled: False
+      SSESpecification:
+        KMSMasterKeyId: String
+        SSEEnabled: True
+        SSEType: String
+
+  DynamodbNoBackupEnabled2:
+    Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
+    Properties:
+      KeySchema:
+        - KeySchema
+      TableName: String
+      SSESpecification:
+        KMSMasterKeyId: String
+        SSEEnabled: True
+        SSEType: String