CBK BCP and DRP

This domain examines the preservation of business activities when faced with disruptions or disasters. This involves the identification of real risks, proper risk assessment, and countermeasure implementation.

Disaster Recovery (Short-term, IT focused)

The goal of disaster recovery is to minimize the effects of a disaster / adverse event and take the necessary steps to ensure that the resources, personnel, and business processes are able to resume operation in a timely manner. This is different from continuity planning, which deals with providing methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disasters. The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to deal with the disaster and its ramifications right after the disaster hits; the disaster recover plan is usually very IT focused.

Business Continuity Planning (Longer term, broader approach)

BCP deals with providing methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disasters. A BCP takes a broader approach to the problem. This includes getting critical systems to another environment while repair of the original facilities is taking place, getting the right people to the right places, and performing business in a different mode until regular conditions are back in place. It also involves dealing with customers, partners, and shareholders through different channels until everything returns to normal.