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.
Contingency plan
B.
Disaster recovery plan
C.
Business continuity plan
D.
Continuity of Operations 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 D 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 B 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 C 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:
