CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

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1. Full Backup
All data are backed up and saved to some type of storage media. backup and restoration processes are very simplistic and straightforward with this method
A set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
It needs to ensure the safety of employees - It needs to ensure an adequate environment is provided (power - facility infrastructure - water - HVAC) - It needs to ensure that the necessary equipment and supplies are present and in working order - It


2. Continuity Planning Policy Statement
A document that lays out the scope of the BCP project - the team member roles - and the goals of the project. it outlines what needs to be accomplished after the team communicates with management and comes to agreement on the terms of the project
Present it to management for written approval
The most intrusive test to regular operations and business productivity. the original site is shut down - and processing takes place at the alternate site. this test takes a lot of planning and coordination but it can reveal many holes in the plan. f
Define essential business functions and supporting departments - Identify interdependencies between these functions and departments - Discover all possible disruptions that could affect the mechanisms necessary to allow these departments to function


3. Parallel Test
Focuses on how to recover various IT mechanisms after a disaster. whereas a contingency plan is usually for nondisasters - a disaster recover plan is for disasters that require IT processing to take place at another facility
1. Select individuals to interview for data gathering 2. Create data-gathering techniques (surveys - questionnaires - qualitative and quantitative approaches) 3. Identify the company's critical business functions 4. Identify the resources these funct
Done to ensure that the specific systems can actually perform adequately at the alternate offsite facility. some systems are moved to the alternate site and processing takes place. the results are compared with the regular processing that is done at
Consultants are experts in the field and know the necessary steps - questions to ask - and issues to look for - and they can also offer general reasonable advice. In-house employees know their company intimately and have a full understanding of how c


4. Reconstitution Phase
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Responsible for starting the recovery of the original site. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and install equipment and applicat
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
A type of facility-backup option where the back of a large truck or a trailer is turned into a data processing or working area (typically used by military organizations and large insurance companies)


5. Restoration Team
Typically a copy is stored at the BCP coordinator's home - and another copy is stored at the offsite facility... when they are stored offsite - they need to be stored in a way that provides just as much protection as the primary site would provide
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
Responsible for getting the alternate site into a working and functioning environment. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and ins


6. How do we know which data have changed and need to be backed up without having to look at every file's modification date?
Responsible for starting the recovery of the original site. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and install equipment and applicat
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications
Prepared actions that are developed to help people in a crisis situation better cope with the disruption. Protection of life is of the utmost importance and should be dealt with first before looking to save material objects!


7. What are the different types of recovery plans?
A type of policy in which the insurance company will pay for specified expenses and lost earnings in the event that a company is forced out of business for a certain length of time. another policy can be bought that insures accounts receivable - so i
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -
If the company does not practice due care - the insurance company may not be legally obligated to pay if a disaster hits... this is why it's important to read and understand the fine print
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan


8. What information should a BCP and DR goal contain?
Responsible for getting the alternate site into a working and functioning environment. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and ins
Contact the local authorities
Responsibility: each individual involved should have their responsibilities spelled out in writing and the tasks should be assigned to the individual most situated to handle it - Authority: you need to know what leaders are going to step up to the pl
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management


9. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Done to ensure that the specific systems can actually perform adequately at the alternate offsite facility. some systems are moved to the alternate site and processing takes place. the results are compared with the regular processing that is done at
A set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
Base it off of the probability of the threat becoming real and the loss potential. the goal is to make sure the insurance coverage fills in the gap of what the current preventative countermeasures cannot protect against


10. What format does management want to see in the BCP?
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
Lead the BCP team and oversee the development - implementation - and testing of the continuity and disaster recovery plans... this person needs to have direct access to management and have the credibility and authority to carry out leadership tasks
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.


11. Should the BCP team be responsible for setting up and maintaining the company's data classification procedures?
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application
Data are dynamically created and maintained as images on two or more identical disks. this method is used to ensure the availability of data and to provide a fault-tolerant solution by duplicating hardware and maintaining more than one copy of the in
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place
Backing up business data to tapes that are then manually transferred to an offsite facility by a courier or an employee... with automatic tape vaulting - the data are sent over a serial line to a backup tape system at the offsite facility. Electronic


12. What are some reasons why BCPs become outdated?

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13. At what point can a company have real confidence in a developed plan?
To minimize the effects of a disaster and to take the necessary steps to ensure that the resources - personnel - and business processes are able to resume operation in a timely manner. A disaster recovery plan is carried out when everything is still
It needs to ensure the safety of employees - It needs to ensure an adequate environment is provided (power - facility infrastructure - water - HVAC) - It needs to ensure that the necessary equipment and supplies are present and in working order - It
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
After it has been tested


14. Salvage Team
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
To minimize the effects of a disaster and to take the necessary steps to ensure that the resources - personnel - and business processes are able to resume operation in a timely manner. A disaster recovery plan is carried out when everything is still
Responsible for starting the recovery of the original site. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and install equipment and applicat
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support


15. Disk Mirroring
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Management support


16. Asynchronous Replication
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team
A type of policy in which the insurance company will pay for specified expenses and lost earnings in the event that a company is forced out of business for a certain length of time. another policy can be bought that insures accounts receivable - so i
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
A facility that is leased or rented and is fully configured and ready to operate within a few hours... the only missing resources are usually the data - which will be retrieved from a backup site - and the people who are processing the data. The equi


17. What is the general structure of a BCP?
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -
1. Initiation Phase: goal statements - overview of concepts - roles and teams definitions - task definitions 2. Activation Phase: notification steps - damage assessment - plan activation 3. Recovery Phase: move to alternate site - restore processes -
Responsible for getting the alternate site into a working and functioning environment. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and ins
Contact the local authorities


18. What is the most critical part of establishing and maintaining a current continuity plan?
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
Nondisaster: a disruption in service due to a device malfunction or failure - Disaster: an event that causes the entire facility to be unusable for a day or longer - Catastrophe: a major disruption that destroys the facility altogether --> requires b
Management support
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


19. As a general rule of thumb - how far away should a backup facility be from the main facility?
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
It should be far enough away from the original site so one disaster does not take out both locations... alternate facilities should be at a bare minimum at least five miles away from the primary site - while 15 miles is recommended for most low-to-me
Data are dynamically created and maintained as images on two or more identical disks. this method is used to ensure the availability of data and to provide a fault-tolerant solution by duplicating hardware and maintaining more than one copy of the in
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous


20. What is one of the big issues with VoIP and disaster recovery?

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21. What are the steps of a BIA?

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22. What functions should be moved back first during the Reconstitution Phase?
Representatives from at least each of the following departments must be involved with not only the planning stages but also the testing and implementation stages: - Business Units - Senior Management - IT Department - Security Department - Communicat
A document that outlines who should be contacted in the event of a disaster - in what order - and who is responsible for doing the calling
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected


23. What is the main limitation of insurance coverage?

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24. What are some components required for the project plan?
Lead the BCP team and oversee the development - implementation - and testing of the continuity and disaster recovery plans... this person needs to have direct access to management and have the credibility and authority to carry out leadership tasks
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines
A document that outlines who should be contacted in the event of a disaster - in what order - and who is responsible for doing the calling


25. Electronic Vaulting

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26. Tape Vaulting
When it detects danger to human life - When it detects danger to state or national security - When it detects damage to the facility - When it detects damage to critical systems
A method of transmitting data offsite - but it usually only includes moving the journal or transaction logs to the offsite facility - not the actual files. these logs contain the changes that have taken place to the individual files. Journaling is ef
Backing up business data to tapes that are then manually transferred to an offsite facility by a courier or an employee... with automatic tape vaulting - the data are sent over a serial line to a backup tape system at the offsite facility. Electronic
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes


27. What are the BCP team's responsibilities with regards to BCP planning?
Present it to management for written approval
Management support
65%
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -


28. How can an organization keep the BCP up to date?
Typically a copy is stored at the BCP coordinator's home - and another copy is stored at the offsite facility... when they are stored offsite - they need to be stored in a way that provides just as much protection as the primary site would provide
Make business continuity a part of every business decision - Insert the maintenance responsibilities into job description - Include maintenance in personnel evaluations - Perform internal audits that include disaster recovery and continuity documenta
When it detects danger to human life - When it detects danger to state or national security - When it detects damage to the facility - When it detects damage to critical systems
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party


29. Simulation Test
After it has been tested
1. Develop the continuity planning policy statement 2. Conduct the business impact analysis (BIA) 3. Identify preventive controls 4. Develop recovery strategies 5. Develop the contingency plan 6. Test the plan and conduct training and exercises 7. Ma
Determines the cause of the disaster - Determines the potential for further damage - Identifies the affected business functions and areas - Identifies the level of functionality for the critical resources - Identifies the resources that must be repla
All employees who participate in operational and support functions - or their representatives - come together to practice executing the disaster recovery plan based on a specific scenario. the scenario is used to test the reaction of each operational


30. Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
The outage time that can be endured by a company
A method of transmitting data offsite - but it usually only includes moving the journal or transaction logs to the offsite facility - not the actual files. these logs contain the changes that have taken place to the individual files. Journaling is ef
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
It requires less resources and time


31. What issues does a company need to look at when determining when it should move into Reconstitution Phase?
It needs to ensure the safety of employees - It needs to ensure an adequate environment is provided (power - facility infrastructure - water - HVAC) - It needs to ensure that the necessary equipment and supplies are present and in working order - It
1. Develop the continuity planning policy statement 2. Conduct the business impact analysis (BIA) 3. Identify preventive controls 4. Develop recovery strategies 5. Develop the contingency plan 6. Test the plan and conduct training and exercises 7. Ma
Prepared actions that are developed to help people in a crisis situation better cope with the disruption. Protection of life is of the utmost importance and should be dealt with first before looking to save material objects!
One site is equipped and configured exactly like the primary site - which serves as a redundant environment. these sites are owned by the company and are mirrors of the original production environment... this is one of the most expensive backup facil


32. What is one of the big issues with legacy equipment and disaster recovery?

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33. What is one of the best ways to work through the details of a BIA?
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up


34. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -
Fortification of the facility in its construction materials - redundant servers and communications links - power lines coming in through different transformers - redundant vendor support - purchasing of insurance - purchasing of UPS and generators -
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
A set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable


35. What does the BCP team need to understand about critical business processes?
Make business continuity a part of every business decision - Insert the maintenance responsibilities into job description - Include maintenance in personnel evaluations - Perform internal audits that include disaster recovery and continuity documenta
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


36. NIST Steps for Business Continuity
If the company does not practice due care - the insurance company may not be legally obligated to pay if a disaster hits... this is why it's important to read and understand the fine print
1. Develop the continuity planning policy statement 2. Conduct the business impact analysis (BIA) 3. Identify preventive controls 4. Develop recovery strategies 5. Develop the contingency plan 6. Test the plan and conduct training and exercises 7. Ma
Responsibility: each individual involved should have their responsibilities spelled out in writing and the tasks should be assigned to the individual most situated to handle it - Authority: you need to know what leaders are going to step up to the pl
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created


37. Business Process
A set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
A document that lays out the scope of the BCP project - the team member roles - and the goals of the project. it outlines what needs to be accomplished after the team communicates with management and comes to agreement on the terms of the project


38. IT Contingency Plan
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
The most intrusive test to regular operations and business productivity. the original site is shut down - and processing takes place at the alternate site. this test takes a lot of planning and coordination but it can reveal many holes in the plan. f


39. Continuity Planning
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
Committing fully to the BCP - Setting policy and goals - Making available the necessary funds and resources - Taking responsibility for the outcome of the development of the BCP - Appointing a team for the process
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


40. How frequently should a company's insurance be reviewed?
The most intrusive test to regular operations and business productivity. the original site is shut down - and processing takes place at the alternate site. this test takes a lot of planning and coordination but it can reveal many holes in the plan. f
Contact the local authorities
Annually
All data are backed up and saved to some type of storage media. backup and restoration processes are very simplistic and straightforward with this method


41. Hot Site
Fortification of the facility in its construction materials - redundant servers and communications links - power lines coming in through different transformers - redundant vendor support - purchasing of insurance - purchasing of UPS and generators -
65%
A facility that is leased or rented and is fully configured and ready to operate within a few hours... the only missing resources are usually the data - which will be retrieved from a backup site - and the people who are processing the data. The equi
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party


42. What are the benefits of using the Differential or Incremental backup methods?
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
It requires less resources and time
When it detects danger to human life - When it detects danger to state or national security - When it detects damage to the facility - When it detects damage to critical systems


43. Damage Assessment Team
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
Determines the cause of the disaster - Determines the potential for further damage - Identifies the affected business functions and areas - Identifies the level of functionality for the critical resources - Identifies the resources that must be repla
Includes internal and external communications structure and roles. identifies specific individuals who will communicate with external entities. contains predeveloped statements that are to be released
A functional analysis in which a team collects data through interviews - workshops - and documentary sources; documents business functions - activities - and transactions (maybe in a set of flow charts); develops a hierarchy of business functions; an


44. What tasks should the BCP team carry out and have addressed in the resulting plan?
There is more risk for the organization because replacement systems won't be available... that's why many organizations have moved to commercial off the shelf (COTS) products. they want to make sure replacement is possible
Responsible for starting the recovery of the original site. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and install equipment and applicat
Define essential business functions and supporting departments - Identify interdependencies between these functions and departments - Discover all possible disruptions that could affect the mechanisms necessary to allow these departments to function
If the company does not practice due care - the insurance company may not be legally obligated to pay if a disaster hits... this is why it's important to read and understand the fine print


45. Executive Succession Planning
Representatives from at least each of the following departments must be involved with not only the planning stages but also the testing and implementation stages: - Business Units - Senior Management - IT Department - Security Department - Communicat
Loss in reputation and public confidence - Loss of competitive advantages - Increase in operational expenses - Violations of contract agreements - Violations of legal and regulatory requirements - Delayed income costs - Loss in revenue - Loss in pr
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
The plans that determine the steps needed to protect the company in the event that a senior executive retires - leaves the company - or is killed. also details the people who would step in and assume responsibility


46. Incremental Backup
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
Done to ensure that the specific systems can actually perform adequately at the alternate offsite facility. some systems are moved to the alternate site and processing takes place. the results are compared with the regular processing that is done at
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
Representatives from at least each of the following departments must be involved with not only the planning stages but also the testing and implementation stages: - Business Units - Senior Management - IT Department - Security Department - Communicat


47. Role of the Business Continuity Coordinator
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
Lead the BCP team and oversee the development - implementation - and testing of the continuity and disaster recovery plans... this person needs to have direct access to management and have the credibility and authority to carry out leadership tasks
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
Manmade: arsonist - terrorist - a simple mistake - Natural: tornadoes - floods - hurricanes - or earthquakes - Technical: data corruption - loss of power - device failure - or loss of a data communications line


48. Full-Interruption Test
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
The most intrusive test to regular operations and business productivity. the original site is shut down - and processing takes place at the alternate site. this test takes a lot of planning and coordination but it can reveal many holes in the plan. f
Identifying regulatory and legal requirements that must be met - Identifying all possible vulnerabilities and threats - Estimating the possibilities of these threats and the loss potential - Performing a BIA - Outlining which departments - systems -


49. When should a company be prepared to interface with the press - customers - shareholders - and civic officials after a crisis?
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
The client pays a monthly fee to retain the right to use the facility in a time of need and then incurs a large activation fee when the facility actually has to be used... most recovery site contracts do not promise to house the company in need at a
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
Present it to management for written approval


50. What is the main reason to develop Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans?

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