ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
An organization wants to ensure that its critical business functions can continue operating during a disruption. Which plan specifically addresses keeping the business running during a disruption?
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 Continuity Plan (BCP)
The Business Continuity Plan (BCP) focuses on maintaining business operations during a disruption, while the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) focuses on restoring IT systems after a disruption.
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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Incident Response Plan (IRP)
Why it's wrong here
IRP addresses immediate response to security incidents.
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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Why it's wrong here
DRP focuses on restoring IT systems, not keeping business running during disruption.
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Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Why this is correct
BCP is designed to keep business running during a disruption.
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Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Why it's wrong here
BIA identifies critical functions and dependencies, but is not an operational plan.
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Security Operations Basics
Key term
Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning is the process of creating a strategy to keep an organization's essential functions running during and after a major disruption.
Key term
Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring systems, data, and operations after a security incident, failure, or disaster to return to normal functioning.
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