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Disaster recovery plan (DRP)

Definition

A plan focused on restoring IT systems and data after a major failure or destructive event. Often a subset of BCP. The IR plan's recovery phase should specify when a DRP is invoked and who authorises the invocation.

Related terms

Business continuity plan (BCP)
A document that specifies how an organisation keeps critical business functions operating during a significant disruption. The IR plan and BCP must...
Communication matrix
A structured table in an IR plan that maps incident severity tiers to mandatory notification recipients, timelines, and communication channels. It removes...
IR plan
The operational document that translates the policy into specific procedures, roles, severity tiers, communication chains, and recovery criteria. Versioned and reviewed at...
IR policy
A management-approved governance statement that commits the organisation to an incident response programme, defines its scope, and grants authority to designated teams....
Scope statement
The formal declaration at the start of a forensic report that defines what question the examiner was asked to answer. A scope...

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  • Incident Response Policy and PlanA plan focused on restoring IT systems and data after a major failure or destructive event. Often a subset of BCP. The IR plan's recovery phase should specify...

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