Chapter Review

Every organization should have a plan to address the interruption of normal operations. The first step in developing such a plan is creating a business impact assessment, which helps the organization determine the critical systems and processes needed in order to function. A disaster recovery plan must also be created to outline how the organization will address various disasters that can affect operations. A business continuity plan should be created to address long-term disruptions of the organization’s operations, and it should be focused on reestablishing those functions essential for the continued operation of the organization.

A key point in developing a BCP is the identification of single points of failure in an organization’s ...

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