Business continuity plan

A business continuity plan (BCP) is similar in many aspects to a disaster recovery plan. However, as the name suggests, the BCP document is focused on ensuring a business survives following a security incident or a disaster occurrence. The BCP is a system that contains both preventive and recovery measures that a business engages in to enable the organization to survive a disaster. It seeks to protect both the personnel and all the informational assets in an organization.

For a BCP to be effective, it needs to be thoroughly tested in a live environment where various security incidents can be simulated to mimic an actual security incident and determine how the plan can function in such a case. The testing is crucial as it enables an organization to determine how effective their plan is and to also correct any potential problems or errors in the system.

Business continuity planning

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