CISSP questions: Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

Which of the following focuses on sustaining an organization's business functions during and after a disruption?
Business continuity plan
Business recovery plan
Continuity of operations plan
Disaster recovery plan

Question 1154 | Difficulty level: 3/5 | Relevancy: 3/3
Correct answer: Business Continuity Plan BCP
Details: A business continuity plan (BCP) focuses on sustaining an organization's business functions during and after a disruption. Information systems are considered in the BCP only in terms of their support to the larger business processes. The business recovery plan (BRP) addresses the restoration of business processes after an emergency. The BRP is similar to the BCP, but it typically lacks procedures to ensure continuity of critical processes throughout an emergency or disruption. The continuity of operations plan (COOP) focuses on restoring an organization's essential functions at an alternate site and performing those functions for up to 30 days before returning to normal operations. The disaster recovery plan (DRP) applies to major, usually catastrophic events that deny access to the normal facility for an extended period. A DRP is narrower in scope than an IT contingency plan in that it does not address minor disruptions that do not require relocation.
Source: SWANSON, Marianne, & al., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST Special Publication 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems, December 2001 (page 8).
Study area: CISSP CBK domain #8 - Business Continuity Planning and DRP
Covered topics: Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

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