CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

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1. Full Backup
Present it to management for written approval
The outage time that can be endured by a company
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 -
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


2. What should the BCP team do in the recovery strategy stage?
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
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
Contact the local authorities
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.


3. Full-Interruption Test
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
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery
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
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site


4. What are the benefits of using the Differential or Incremental backup methods?
The employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
It requires less resources and time
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
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


5. Simulation Test
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
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
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
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications


6. Why do you need a combination of consultants and employees on the BCP team?
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
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
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management


7. Warm Site

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8. Incremental Backup
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones


9. Occupant Emergency Plan
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 -
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures
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
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


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

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11. Checklist Test (Deckcheck Test)
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
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
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


12. What functions should be moved back first during the Reconstitution Phase?
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
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 -
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
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


13. What are the three main types of threats?
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
After it has been tested
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 -
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


14. How frequently should a company's insurance be reviewed?
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
Annually


15. Role of the Business Continuity Coordinator
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
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures


16. Cyber Incident Response Plan
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones
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) -
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


17. What are some of the characteristics you should look at when creating a BIA?
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
Maximum tolerable downtime - Operational disruption and productivity - Financial considerations - Regulatory responsibilities - Reputation
65%
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


18. What is one of the best ways to work through the details of a BIA?
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
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 document that outlines who should be contacted in the event of a disaster - in what order - and who is responsible for doing the calling
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery


19. Restoration Team
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
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
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
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


20. What is the main goal of business continuity?
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
Present it to management for written approval
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


21. Disk Mirroring
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team


22. Once the project plan is completed - what should be done before further steps are taken?
Present it to management for written approval
At the intersection of the cost of disruption and the cost to recover
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


23. 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?
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
Contact the local authorities
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication


24. What are some reasons why BCPs become outdated?

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

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26. What is the general structure of a BCP?
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
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 -
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
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)


27. Emergency Response Procedures
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
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
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!
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


28. Damage Assessment Team
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 primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
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
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


29. What information should a BCP and DR goal contain?
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
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
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
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


30. Should the BCP team be responsible for setting up and maintaining the company's data classification procedures?
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
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
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
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place


31. NIST Steps for Business Continuity
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor 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
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


32. Redundant Site
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
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
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
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application


33. Hot Site
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application
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
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
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


34. Especially in a software development environment - what should be backed up?
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
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
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


35. Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
The outage time that can be endured by a company
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


36. As a general rule of thumb - how far away should a backup facility be from the main facility?
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time
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
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
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


37. Remote Journaling
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
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
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
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. What are some of the things you have to consider when it comes to supply and tech recovery?
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) -
The employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
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.


39. Synchronous Replication
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 primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication
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
Management support


40. What is the most critical part of establishing and maintaining a current continuity 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
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
Contact the local authorities
Management support


41. Continuity Planning Policy Statement
Management support
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
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
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support


42. Business Process
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 set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors


43. Electronic Vaulting

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44. Reciprocal Agreement (Mutual Aid)
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
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
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


45. Executive Succession Planning
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 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
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
After it has been tested


46. Reconstitution Phase
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
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
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review


47. What are the steps of a BIA?

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48. Rolling Hot Site (Mobile Hot Site)
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
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place
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)


49. What are loss criteria that can be applied to individual threats that were identified in the BIA?
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
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
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
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components


50. Business Interruption Insurance
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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 document that outlines who should be contacted in the event of a disaster - in what order - and who is responsible for doing the calling
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