Understanding Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) PDF

Certified Cybersecurity Technician Exam 212-82 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Module Flow Understanding...

Certified Cybersecurity Technician Exam 212-82 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Module Flow Understanding Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Concepts Discuss BC/DR Activities Understanding Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Copyright © by EC-C EC-Councll.cll. All Rights Reserved. Reprodi Reproductionon sIs Strictly Prohibitec Prohibited Understanding Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) The objective of this section is to explain the BCP and the DRP and their goals. Module 21 Page 2328 Certified Cybersecurity Technician Copyright © by EC-Council EG-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited. Certified Cybersecurity Technician Exam 212-82 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Business continuity plan is aa comprehensive document that is Business formulated to ensure resilience against potential threats and C ti t. itv.t Pl allow the operations to continue under adverse or abnormal oniinuil ontinui 34 Y anl an conditions » Analyzing the potential risks and losses » Enabling the risk management process to lessen the prospect of a complete shutdown in the event of a disruption »> Prioritizing safety, health, and welfare of the organization and its staff » Minimizing infrastructural damage in the event of a disaster » Restoring business conditions to the pre-disaster levels » Maintaining vital documents and details such as telephone numbers, employee details, vendor details, and client details »> Providing staff training, building awareness, and promoting disaster preparedness Copyright © by EC-Councll. All Rights Reserved. ReproductionisIs Strictly Prohibited Business Continuity Plan Business continuity plan is a comprehensive document that is formulated to ensure resilience against potential threats and allow the operations to continue under adverse or abnormal conditions. During a disruption, a BCP protects the personnel and assets of an organization. It is created using the inputs provided by several stakeholders. Goals of a BCP = Analyzing the potential risks and losses: Based on an analysis of the potential risks that can impact a business, a BCP contributes toward the formulation of continuity and recovery strategies. It also estimates the financial losses that may occur because of an interruption to critical business functions. = Enabling the risk management process: A BCP aims to lessen the prospect of a complete shutdown because of a disruption. It guides an organization in its endeavor to recover from and prevent a disaster while reducing the risks of an operational downtime. It predicts the likelihood of events that disrupt organizational operations, determines the extent of disruption, and provides preventive measures to mitigate their effects. = Prioritizing safety, health, and welfare of the organization and its staff: The incident response plan of a BCP regulates the impact of a disruption through a set of responses such as an evacuation, emergency health services, and personnel safety and welfare. = Minimizing infrastructural damage in the event of a disaster: A proper BCP ensures minimal damage to the IT infrastructure during an incident. Module 21 Page 2329 Certified Cybersecurity Technician Copyright © by EG-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited. Certified Cybersecurity Technician Exam 212-82 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Restoring business conditions to the pre-disaster levels: A BCP reduces the impact of a disaster and contributes toward restoring business operations within a short time. Maintaining vital documents and details: As part of the BCP, an organization maintains a list of important details such as telephone numbers, employee details, vendor details, and client details. During an emergency, these details help an organization to establish contact with emergency services, vendors, and media. It controls the spread of negative information and provides assurance to affected stakeholders. Specifically, a BCP facilitates the implementation of a pre-defined communication plan to address all requirements. Providing staff training, building awareness, and promoting disaster preparedness: An organization must ensure that its employees are aware of its BCP; this is crucial to the successful implementation of a BCP. Employees should receive proper training on the types and purposes of BCPs and the objectives of BCP implementation during a disruption. An organization must also be aware of its employees’ expectations during a disruption. Module 21 Page 2330 Certified Cybersecurity Technician Copyright © by EG-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited.  Certified Cybersecurity Certified Cybersecurity Technician Technician Exam Exam 212-82 212-82 Business Continuity and Business Continuity Recovery Disaster Recovery and Disaster Disaster Recovery Plan E@fi @ AA disaster disaster recovery recovery plan plan (DRP) isis developed developed for for specific specific departments departments within within an an organization organization to help help WL | L@ them them to to recover recover from from aa disaster DRP Goals DRP Goals the overall organizational risk Reduce the risk @ @ Alleviate the concerns of the senior management Ensure compliance with regulations @ Provide a rapid response after a disruption Disaster Recovery Plan A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is developed for specific departments within an organization to help them to recover from a disaster. It elaborates on the preventive mechanisms an organization must adopt to reduce the effects of the disaster in order to continue or instantaneously instantaneously resume critical business functions. Goals of a DRP * Reduce the overall organizational organizational risk: A DRP reduces the likelihood and the impact of a risk and increases the resilience of business operations. A good DRP aims to minimize an organization’ss overall risk. Therefore, before formulating a DRP, companies must organization’ conduct a risk assessment to identify critical vulnerabilities vulnerabilities.. * Alleviate the concerns of the senior management: A DRP is an important part of an operations strategy, and its success is determined by the support received from the senior management. Hence, the goals and scope of a DRP must align with the expectations of the senior management. After formulation, the DRP should be submitted to the senior management for their approval. An approved not only alleviates senior management’ management’s implementation s concerns but also ensures its smooth implementati on andand enforcement. * Ensure compliance with regulations: Most organizations uphold the various compliance standards. An effective DRP minimizes the chance of penalties as a result of a non- compliance. * Provide a rapid response Provide response after after a disruption: disruption: Since Since aa disaster causes causes customer dissatisfactio n, revenue dissatisfaction, revenue loss, and and reputational reputational damage, damage, itit is crucial crucial for aa DRP to to provide aa quick response in the event ofof aa disruption. quick response in the event DRP contributes good DRP disruption. AA good expediting toward expediting contributes toward aa disaster disaster response, response, irrespective irrespective of of the the source source of of disruption. disruption. 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