CSSLP Question #248: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Which of the following plans is documented and organized for emergency response, backup operations, and recovery maintained by an activity as part of its security program that will ensure the availability of critical resources and facilitates the continuity of operations in an emergency situation?

Options

• AContinuity Of Operations Plan
• BBusiness Continuity Plan
• CContingency Plan
• DDisaster Recovery Plan

Explanation

A Contingency Plan is a documented strategy to ensure the availability of critical resources and the continuity of operations during an emergency.

Common mistakes.

• A. A Continuity Of Operations Plan (COOP) focuses on sustaining an organization's essential functions during and after a disruption, often at an organizational or mission level, rather than specific IT resources.
• B. A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is an overarching plan that addresses how an entire organization will continue to operate during and after a disruptive event, including non-IT business functions.
• D. A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) specifically focuses on the recovery of IT systems, applications, and data after a disaster, which is a component of a broader Contingency Plan, but less encompassing than the definition provided.

Concept tested. IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Reference. https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-34/rev-1/final

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