Business Continuity with 100% Accuracy

What is the purpose of a business continuity plan (BCP)? - ANSWER-enables a business to continue offering critical services in the event of a disruption & to survive a disastrous interruption to activities What are the objectives of each of the following steps in developing a BCP? - ANSWER-... identify key processes - ANSWER-responsible for permanent growth of business & fulfillment of business goals assess risk for key processes - ANSWER-directly proportional to the impact on the organization & probability of an occurance develop an operations plan - ANSWER-should address all functions & assets required to continue as a viable organization What is the difference between a Business Recovery Plan for an IS and a Disaster Recover Plan for an IS? - ANSWER-BRPhow the business can keep making money DRPhow business will resume after the event What events other than disasters can cause disruptions? - ANSWER--system malfunctions -accidental file deletions untested application releases How can the IT help desk provide early warning of potential future disruptions? - ANSWER-when there is a problem people have a place to report it to get it fixed What does it mean for a BCP to be proactive? - ANSWER--looking for things to could go wrong before it happens preventative and detective controls What two control procedures must be effective to provide adequate support for a BCP, and why? - ANSWER-Preventative and Detective, without these we would only have corrective controls Why should an organization categorize incidents? - ANSWER-because a major event may decrease in extent momentarily, but yet later expand to a major crisis