Which of the following recovery plans includes specific strategies and actions to deal with specific variances to assumptions resulting in a particular security problem, emergency, or state of…

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Options

• AContingency plan
• BDisaster recovery plan
• CBusiness continuity plan
• DContinuity of Operations Plan

• A
  93% (14)
• B
  7% (1)

Explanation

A Contingency Plan is correct because it is specifically designed to address particular variances from expected assumptions - meaning it outlines predefined responses to specific "what if" scenarios, security problems, or emergencies before they occur.

A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) focuses on restoring IT systems and data after a major disruption, not on addressing specific assumption variances. A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is broader, covering how an organization keeps all business functions operating during and after a disruption - it's the umbrella, not the targeted response. A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is a government-focused framework for maintaining essential functions at an alternate site during emergencies, again broader in scope than targeted variance responses.

Memory tip: Think "contingency = condition" - a contingency plan is conditional ("if this specific assumption fails, then do this"), making it the most targeted and assumption-specific of the four.

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