CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

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1. What is one of the best ways to work through the details of a BIA?
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
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
Makes copies of files as they are modified and periodically transmits them to an offsite backup site. The transmission doesn't happen in real time but is carried out in batches
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


2. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
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


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

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4. Electronic Vaulting

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5. Cyber Incident Response Plan
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
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
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


6. Checklist Test (Deckcheck Test)
Since the software vendor provides its customers with only the compiled version of its applications - it's difficult for the customer to continue to use it if the vendor goes out of business. So the customer should set up a Software Escrow agreement
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
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
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


7. What does the BCP team need to understand about critical business processes?
Includes getting critical systems to another environment while repair of the original facilities is under way - getting the right people to the right places - and performing business in a different mode until regular conditions are back in place
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
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
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


8. Disk Duplexing
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
Present it to management for written approval
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party


9. How should a company - during the BIA phase - find out what the risks of its geographical location are? And how should they find out how to access emergency zones?
Contact the local authorities
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
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


10. How frequently should a company's insurance be reviewed?
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
Annually
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
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site


11. Role of the Business Continuity Coordinator
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
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
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
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 -


12. Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones
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!
Includes getting critical systems to another environment while repair of the original facilities is under way - getting the right people to the right places - and performing business in a different mode until regular conditions are back in place


13. Disk Mirroring
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 -
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
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!


14. If a company loses computing capabilities for a week - what is the chance they will go out of business (on average)?
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support
65%
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
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


15. Who should be involved in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans? In what part of the process?
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
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
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
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures


16. Differential Backup
The business continuity process isn't integrated into the change management process - infrastructure and environment changes occur - reorganization of the company - layoffs - or mergers occur - changes in hardware - software - and applications occur
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
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
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value


17. What is the main goal of business continuity?
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other 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
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team


18. Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
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
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production
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
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information


19. Restoration Team
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
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
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
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


20. What are loss criteria that can be applied to individual threats that were identified in the BIA?
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
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
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


21. Where should the business continuity and disaster recovery plans be stored when they're completed?

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22. In terms of software backups - what should your BCP team address?

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23. Reciprocal Agreement (Mutual Aid)
Company A agrees to allow company B to use its facilities if company B is hit by a disaster - and vice versa. This is a cheaper way to go than the other offsite choices - but is not always the best choice because most environments are maxed out perta
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
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


24. How can an organization keep the BCP up to date?
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 is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Contact the local authorities
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


25. Incremental Backup
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
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
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0


26. What are management's responsibilities with regards to BCP planning?
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
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
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
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


27. Rolling Hot Site (Mobile Hot Site)
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
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
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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)


28. Who should be responsible for notifying the appropriate authorities and who would those authorities be?
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 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
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
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


29. What are some reasons why BCPs become outdated?

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30. How do you determine how much coverage to obtain?
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
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
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


31. Structured Walk-Through Test
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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
It requires less resources and time


32. 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
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures
Management support
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


33. Simulation Test
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
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
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
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones


34. Business Interruption Insurance
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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
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
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


35. Especially in a software development environment - what should be backed up?
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
At the intersection of the cost of disruption and the cost to recover
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
Management support


36. Emergency Response Procedures
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
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)
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures
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!


37. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Company A agrees to allow company B to use its facilities if company B is hit by a disaster - and vice versa. This is a cheaper way to go than the other offsite choices - but is not always the best choice because most environments are maxed out perta
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
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
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


38. Should the BCP team be responsible for setting up and maintaining the company's data classification procedures?
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
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
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
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place


39. At what point can a company have real confidence in a developed plan?
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
The business continuity process isn't integrated into the change management process - infrastructure and environment changes occur - reorganization of the company - layoffs - or mergers occur - changes in hardware - software - and applications occur
After it has been tested
Annually


40. Continuity Planning Policy Statement
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery
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
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
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


41. What should the BCP team do in the recovery strategy stage?
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
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
It has to figure out what the company needs to do to actually recover the items it has identified as being so important to the organization overall... the BIA provides the footprint


42. What should an organization do to assure that they will always be able to get some kind of support for their specialized and critical applications (even in the event that the software vendor goes out of business)?

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43. What are the different types of recovery plans?
Contact the local authorities
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures


44. Skeleton Crew
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
The employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


45. 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
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
The outage time that can be endured by a company
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan


46. What are some appropriate and cost-effective preventative methods to better fortify a company from the impacts recognized in the BIA?
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 -
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review


47. What are some of the resources that would be required for individual business processes?
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures


48. Hot Site
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
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
Network and computer equipment - Voice and data communications resources - Human Resources - Transportation of equipment and personnel - Environment issues (HVAC) - Data and personnel security issues - Supplies (paper - forms - cabling - and so on) -
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


49. What tasks should the BCP team carry out and have addressed in the resulting plan?
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 -
Network and computer equipment - Voice and data communications resources - Human Resources - Transportation of equipment and personnel - Environment issues (HVAC) - Data and personnel security issues - Supplies (paper - forms - cabling - and so on) -
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


50. Calling Tree
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
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
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)
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 -