Which of the following recovery plans includes specific strategies and actions to deal with specific
variances to assumptions resulting in a particular security problem, emergency, or state of affairs?
A.
Disaster recovery plan
B.
Contingency plan
C.
Continuity of Operations Plan
D.
Business continuity plan
Explanation:
A contingency plan is a plan devised for a specific situation when things could go wrong. Contingency
plans are often devised by governments or businesses who want to be prepared for anything that
could happen. Contingency plans include specific strategies and actions to deal with specific
variances to assumptions resulting in a particular problem, emergency, or state of affairs. They also
include a monitoring process and “triggers” for initiating planned actions. They are required to help
governments, businesses, or individuals to recover from serious incidents in the minimum time with
minimum cost and disruption.
Answer option C is incorrect. It includes the plans and procedures documented that ensure the
continuity of critical operations during any period where normal operations are impossible.
Answer option A is incorrect. Disaster recovery planning is a subset of a larger process known as
business continuity planning and should include planning for resumption of applications, data,
hardware, communications (such as networking), and other IT infrastructure. A business continuity
plan (BCP) includes planning for non-IT related aspects such as key personnel, facilities, crisis
communication, and reputation protection, and should refer to the disaster recovery plan (DRP) for
IT-related infrastructure recovery/continuity.
Answer option D is incorrect. Business continuity planning (BCP) is the creation and validation of a
practiced logistical plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely
interrupted critical (urgent) functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended
disruption. The logistical plan is called a business continuity plan. The BCP lifecycle is as follows: