CISSP Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery

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1. Why do you need a combination of consultants and employees on the BCP team?
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
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
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
After it has been tested


2. What are the steps of a BIA?

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3. Cold Site
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
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous
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
Computer systems - Personnel - Procedures - Tasks - Supplies - Vendor support


4. 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
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
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
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous


5. IT Contingency Plan
Plan for systems - networks - and major applications recovery procedures after disruptions. a contingency plan should be developed for each major system and application
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
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site


6. Reconstitution Phase
The outage time that can be endured by a company
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site
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
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


7. 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
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
After it has been tested
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


8. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
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
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
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
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) -


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

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10. Business Resumption Plan
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
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
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!
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production


11. Who should be responsible for notifying the appropriate authorities and who would those authorities be?
Responsible for starting the recovery of the original site. Needs to know how to install OSes - configure workstations and servers - string wiring and cabling - set up the network and configure networking services - and install equipment and applicat
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
One person should be responsible... the authorities are the police department - security guards - fire department - emergency rescue - and management


12. What are the BCP team's responsibilities with regards to BCP 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 -
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
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
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


13. Executive Succession Planning
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
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
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 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


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

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15. NIST Steps for Business Continuity
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
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
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
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


16. Reciprocal Agreement (Mutual Aid)
Company A agrees to allow company B to use its facilities if company B is hit by a disaster - and vice versa. This is a cheaper way to go than the other offsite choices - but is not always the best choice because most environments are maxed out perta
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
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
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks


17. What are some of the characteristics you should look at when creating a BIA?
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
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
Maximum tolerable downtime - Operational disruption and productivity - Financial considerations - Regulatory responsibilities - Reputation


18. How can an organization keep the BCP up to date?
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
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
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 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


19. What is the difference between preventive mechanisms and recovery strategies?
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
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
Provides methods and procedures for dealing with longer-term outages and disaster.
Present it to management for written approval


20. What tasks should the BCP team carry out and have addressed in the resulting plan?
Representatives from at least each of the following departments must be involved with not only the planning stages but also the testing and implementation stages: - Business Units - Senior Management - IT Department - Security Department - Communicat
The least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected
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
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


21. Full-Interruption Test
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)
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
The estimated lifetime of a piece of equipment... calculated by the vendor of the equipment or a third party
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


22. What are some reasons why BCPs become outdated?

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23. What is the main goal of business continuity?
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!
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
When it is time for the company to move back into its original site or a new site


24. What format does management want to see in the BCP?
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
At the intersection of the cost of disruption and the cost to recover
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous


25. Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications
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
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
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors


26. Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
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
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
Annually


27. Hot Site
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
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 -
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
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


28. Structured Walk-Through Test
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
Establishes senior management and a headquarters after a disaster. outlines roles and authorities - orders of succession - and individual role tasks
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
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


29. Rolling Hot Site (Mobile Hot Site)
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)
The outage time that can be endured by a company
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
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


30. When should a company be prepared to interface with the press - customers - shareholders - and civic officials after a crisis?
Before too many people come to their own conclusions about the company and begin to start false rumors
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
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 least critical functions... it ensures that the critical operations of the company are not negatively affected


31. Tape Vaulting
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
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde 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
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. When should a Damage Assessment Team change into Recovery mode?
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
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 -
They should make sure there are at least two copies of the company's operating system and critical applications
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


33. What information should a BCP and DR goal contain?
Focuses on how to re-create the necessary business processes that need to be reestablished instead of focusing on IT components
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
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) -
Hot Site - Warm Site - Colde Site


34. Disaster Recovery Plan
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
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
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
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


35. Checklist Test (Deckcheck Test)
A set of interrelated steps linked through specific decision activities to accomplish a specific task... business processes have starting and ending points and are repeatable
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
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review
It's used when threats are identified that cannot be prevented. Taking on the full risk of these threats is often dangerous


36. Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
A promise that a service will be fulfilled within a certain timeframe
Back up the files that have been modified since the LAST FULL BACKUP. this process does not change the archive bit value
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
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


37. What are some components required for the project plan?
Object code - source code - libraries - patches and fixes
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
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team
Objective-to-task mapping - Resource-to-task mapping - Milestones - Budget estimates - Success factors - Deadlines


38. Warm Site

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39. Cyber Incident Response Plan
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
Focuses on malware - hackers - intrusions - attacks - and other security issues. outlines procedures for incident response
Use scenario-based exercises as a group to see what issues might crop up
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


40. What issues does a company need to look at when determining when it should move into Reconstitution Phase?
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
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
Required roles - Required resources - Input and output mechanisms - Workflow steps - Required time for completion - How they interface with other processes
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


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

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42. Simulation Test
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!
Reduce the risk of financial loss by improving the company's ability to recover and restore operations
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
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


43. Restoration Team
Responsibility: each individual involved should have their responsibilities spelled out in writing and the tasks should be assigned to the individual most situated to handle it - Authority: you need to know what leaders are going to step up to the pl
One 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
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


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


45. Full Backup
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
They want information stated in monetary - quantitative terms - not in subjective - qualitative terms.
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
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


46. Disk Shadowing
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
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
It should be far enough away from the original site so one disaster does not take out both locations... alternate facilities should be at a bare minimum at least five miles away from the primary site - while 15 miles is recommended for most low-to-me
Data are dynamically created and maintained as images on two or more identical disks. this method is used to ensure the availability of data and to provide a fault-tolerant solution by duplicating hardware and maintaining more than one copy of the in


47. What are some examples of teams a company may need to construct - train - and have available in the event of a disaster?
After it has been tested
Representatives from each department or functional area come together to over the plan to ensure its accuracy
Damage assessment team - legal team - media relations team - network recovery team - relocation team - restoration team - salvage team - security team - telecommunications team
Copies of the BCP are distributed to the different departments and functional areas for review


48. 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
The file system sets the archive bit of the file to 1 when a file is modified or created
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
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


49. Calling Tree
Done to ensure that the specific systems can actually perform adequately at the alternate offsite facility. some systems are moved to the alternate site and processing takes place. the results are compared with the regular processing that is done at
A document that outlines who should be contacted in the event of a disaster - in what order - and who is responsible for doing the calling
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
An estimate of how long it will take to fix a piece of equipment and get it back into production


50. What are management's responsibilities with regards to BCP planning?
To resume business as quickly as possible - spending the least amount of money
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
Committing fully to the BCP - Setting policy and goals - Making available the necessary funds and resources - Taking responsibility for the outcome of the development of the BCP - Appointing a team for the process
It 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