ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization is creating a Business Continuity Plan (BCP). Which analysis should be performed first to identify critical business functions and their dependencies?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Business Impact Analysis
A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is the first step in BCP to identify critical functions, dependencies, and recovery priorities.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Risk Assessment
Why it's wrong here
Risk assessment identifies threats and vulnerabilities, but BIA focuses on business impacts.
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Business Impact Analysis
Why this is correct
BIA identifies critical business functions and their recovery requirements.
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Vulnerability Assessment
Why it's wrong here
A vulnerability assessment identifies security weaknesses, not business functions.
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Gap Analysis
Why it's wrong here
A gap analysis compares the current state of business continuity capabilities against a desired target state, but it presupposes that critical functions and dependencies have already been identified. Performing a gap analysis first would lack the baseline of which processes are essential, making it impossible to assess what is missing. It is tempting because gap analysis is a standard early step in many compliance audits, such as ISO 22301, where it correctly identifies deficiencies after the scope of critical activities is defined.
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BIA
A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a systematic process used to identify and evaluate the potential effects of an interruption to critical business operations as a result of a disaster, accident, or emergency.
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