BCP

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a strategic process that organizations implement to ensure the continuation of critical business operations during and after a disaster or unexpected event. It involves identifying potential risks, assessing their impact, and developing policies and procedures to mitigate disruptions. BCP aims to minimize downtime and data loss, ensuring that essential functions can continue or be quickly restored.

Secure Settings Example

# Example BCP policy snippet for a cloud-based service
bcp_policy:
  risk_assessment:
    - threat: "Data Center Outage"
      impact: "High"
      mitigation: "Deploy services across multiple regions"
  backup_strategy:
    frequency: "Daily"
    retention_period: "30 days"
    encryption: "AES-256"
  recovery_plan:
    rto: "4 hours"
    rpo: "1 hour"
    procedures:
      - step: "Activate failover to secondary region"
      - step: "Notify stakeholders"
      - step: "Verify data integrity post-failover"

Insecure Settings Example

# Insecure BCP policy example with inadequate planning
bcp_policy:
  risk_assessment:
    - threat: "Data Center Outage"
      impact: "Low"
  backup_strategy:
    frequency: "Weekly"
    retention_period: "7 days"
    encryption: "None"
  recovery_plan:
    rto: "24 hours"
    rpo: "12 hours"
    procedures:
      - step: "Manual data recovery from backups"