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CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

Subjects : certifications, it-skills, cissp

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the benefits of using the Differential or Incremental backup methods?
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
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
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications
It requires less resources and time

2. Crisis Communications Plan
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support

3. Business Interruption Insurance
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
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
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
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

4. What tasks should the BCP team carry out and have addressed in the resulting plan?
The primary and secondary copies are always in sync - which provides true real-time duplication
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
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
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

5. When should a company be prepared to interface with the press - customers - shareholders - and civic officials after a crisis?
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
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

6. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
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
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time

7. What is the main goal of business continuity?
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
Contact the local authorities
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
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 -

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

9. Cyber Incident Response Plan
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines

10. Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
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 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
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production

11. Asynchronous Replication
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
When the power goes on the computers - it's also going to go out for the phones
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
The primary and secondary data volumes are only a few milliseconds out of sync - so the replication is nearly real-time

12. Reconstitution Phase
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 -
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
Fortification of the facility in its construction materials - redundant servers and communications links - power lines coming in through different transformers - redundant vendor support - purchasing of insurance - purchasing of UPS and generators -

13. Differential Backup
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
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
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
The employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first

14. What are loss criteria that can be applied to individual threats that were identified in the BIA?
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
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
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
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

15. Redundant Site
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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
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
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support

16. How should a team break down recovery strategies?
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery

17. Who should be involved in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans? In what part of the process?
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
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
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
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0

18. At what point can a company have real confidence in a developed plan?
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
After it has been tested
Data are dynamically created and maintained as images on two or more identical disks. this method is used to ensure the availability of data and to provide a fault-tolerant solution by duplicating hardware and maintaining more than one copy of the in
No - but the team may recognize that the company is at risk because it does not have these procedures in place

19. Why do you need a combination of consultants and employees on the BCP team?
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
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
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications
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

20. 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
Establishes personnel safety and evacuation procedures
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.

21. 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
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
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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

22. What are the different types of recovery plans?
Business Resumption Plan - Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) - IT Contingency Plan - Crisis Communications Plan - Cyber Incident Response Plan - Disaster Recovery Plan
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
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
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

23. Business Resumption Plan
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
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
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response

24. Parallel Test
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
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
It requires less resources and time
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

25. What are some of the characteristics you should look at when creating a BIA?
Maximum tolerable downtime - Operational disruption and productivity - Financial considerations - Regulatory responsibilities - Reputation
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
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery

26. Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
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
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
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
Business process recovery - Facility recovery - Supply and technology recovery - User environment recovery - Data recovery

27. Electronic Vaulting

28. Incremental Backup
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
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
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0

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

30. What are the BCP team's responsibilities with regards to BCP planning?
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
Maximum tolerable downtime - Operational disruption and productivity - Financial considerations - Regulatory responsibilities - Reputation
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

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

32. What are some of the things you have to consider when it comes to supply and tech recovery?
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
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) -
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications

33. Disk Duplexing
At the intersection of the cost of disruption and the cost to recover
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
There is more than one disk controller - so if one fails - the other is ready and available

34. Disk Mirroring
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
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
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
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up

35. Remote Journaling
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
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
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 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

36. Disaster Recovery 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 -
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
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
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

37. How can an organization keep the BCP up to date?
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
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
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
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support

38. Tape Vaulting
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
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
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

39. What issues does a company need to look at when determining when it should move into Reconstitution Phase?
It needs to ensure the safety of employees - It needs to ensure an adequate environment is provided (power - facility infrastructure - water - HVAC) - It needs to ensure that the necessary equipment and supplies are present and in working order - It
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
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
Maximum tolerable downtime - Operational disruption and productivity - Financial considerations - Regulatory responsibilities - Reputation

40. What are some of the resources that would be required for individual business processes?
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support
It requires less resources and time
The outage time that can be endured by a company
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production

41. Continuity Planning Policy Statement
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
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
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
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes

42. What are the three main types of threats?
Backup all the files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup. this process sets the archive bit to 0
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
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
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

43. What is the main limitation of insurance coverage?

44. Skeleton Crew
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 employees who carry out the most critical functions of the company who must be put back to work first
Responsible for getting the alternate site into a working and functioning environment. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and ins
Contact the local authorities

45. What are some components required for the project plan?
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
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
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
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines

46. When should a Damage Assessment Team change into Recovery mode?
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
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
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
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

47. What functions should be moved back first during the Reconstitution Phase?
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production
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

48. Continuity Planning
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
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes

49. Full Backup
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
Each disk would have a corresponding mirrored disk that contains the exact same information
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
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

50. What are the three types of disruptions that a facility can have and what does each mean?
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
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 -
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)
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