Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition

The Role of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans

One of the two primary plans that work with the incident response plan is the business continuity plan (BCP). This plan defines how the organization will maintain what is accepted as normal day-to-day business operations in the event of a security incident or other events disruptive to the business. The importance of the BCP cannot be overstated; it is a necessary item in ensuring that the business continues to perform and can survive a disruption. A BCP ensures protection for vital systems, services, and documents; the informing of key stakeholders; and the recovery of assets or moving of critical operations to alternate resources as necessary. The BCP will include issues relating ...