CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

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1. Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team
Preventive mechanisms are put into place to try to reduce the possibility of the company experiencing a disaster and - if a disaster does hit - to lessen the amount of damage that will take place - Recovery strategies are processes on how to rescue t
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
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production


2. Structured Walk-Through Test
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
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
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


3. What is the most critical part of establishing and maintaining a current continuity plan?
Management support
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
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
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


4. What is the main goal of business continuity?
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
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
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money


5. What does the BCP team need to understand about critical business processes?
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
The outage time that can be endured by a company
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


6. At what point can a company have real confidence in a developed plan?
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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
After it has been tested


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

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8. Electronic Vaulting

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9. Once the project plan is completed - what should be done before further steps are taken?
Present it to management for written approval
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
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 -


10. Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
The outage time that can be endured by a company
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 re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place


11. 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
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
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


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

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13. Especially in a software development environment - what should be backed up?
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
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
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


14. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
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
Contact the local authorities
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information


15. What are some components required for the project plan?
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application
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
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


16. Why does Insurance exist?

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17. How do we know which data have changed and need to be backed up without having to look at every file's modification date?
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
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
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
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


18. 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
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
Annually
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


19. 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 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
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 set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable


20. Warm Site

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21. Cyber Incident Response Plan
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response


22. Role of the Business Continuity Coordinator
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
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
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
Preventive mechanisms are put into place to try to reduce the possibility of the company experiencing a disaster and - if a disaster does hit - to lessen the amount of damage that will take place - Recovery strategies are processes on how to rescue t


23. Tape Vaulting
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
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
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
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site


24. What are some of the resources that would be required for individual business processes?
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 leased or rented facility that supplies the basic environment - electrical wiring - air conditioning - plumbing and flooring - but none of the equipment or additional services. It may take weeks to get the site activated and ready for work. This is
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
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support


25. Cold Site
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
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
A leased or rented facility that supplies the basic environment - electrical wiring - air conditioning - plumbing and flooring - but none of the equipment or additional services. It may take weeks to get the site activated and ready for work. This is
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones


26. How should a team break down recovery strategies?
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery
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
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes


27. What format does management want to see in the BCP?
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
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
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.


28. Where does the Recovery Time Objective sit on a chart that keeps track of cost and time?
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
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)
At the intersection of the cost of disruption and the cost to recover
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


29. Disk Duplexing
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
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
It requires less resources and time
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place


30. What are some examples of teams a company may need to construct - train - and have available in the event of a disaster?
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team


31. Continuity Planning
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
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 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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


32. What is the goal of Disaster Recovery?
A leased or rented facility that usually partially configured with some equipment (peripheral devices) - but not the actual computers... it's usually a hot site without the expensive equipment. This is the most widely-used model... it is less expensi
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
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
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


33. What are some appropriate and cost-effective preventative methods to better fortify a company from the impacts recognized in the BIA?
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 -
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 -
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


34. What are the steps of a BIA?

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35. As a general rule of thumb - how far away should a backup facility be from the main facility?
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
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
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0


36. Crisis Communications Plan
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
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Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
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


37. What are management's responsibilities with regards to BCP planning?
Management support
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
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!
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


38. Business Resumption Plan
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
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 -
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
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


39. Differential Backup
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
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
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
Contact the local authorities


40. What are the three main types of leased or rented offsite facilities?
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
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
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery


41. Business Interruption Insurance
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
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
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
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks


42. Incremental Backup
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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


43. Synchronous Replication
A new type of coverage that insures losses caused by denial-of-service attacks - malware damages - hackers - electronic theft - privacy-related lawsuits and more
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
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 -
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication


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

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45. Full-Interruption Test
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 leased or rented facility that usually partially configured with some equipment (peripheral devices) - but not the actual computers... it's usually a hot site without the expensive equipment. This is the most widely-used model... it is less expensi
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
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application


46. When should a company be prepared to interface with the press - customers - shareholders - and civic officials after a crisis?
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
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
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication


47. Remote Journaling
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
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)
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes


48. What is the general structure of a BCP?
The outage time that can be endured by a company
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
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 -


49. Skeleton Crew
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
The employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
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) -
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site


50. When should a Damage Assessment Team change into Recovery mode?
It requires less resources and time
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 employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
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