CISSP 2013 Domain: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

Overview/Description
Business continuity is an essential part of any enterprise. When a disaster occurs, it is imperative that a company be prepared, and has policies and people in place to step in and restore normal business operations. This course discusses the processes that are used to create a business continuity and disaster recovery plan and strategies for critical resource recovery. This course guides you through the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) recommended by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) for its Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification. The CISSP credential certifies student expertise in ten different knowledge domains.

Target Audience
Mid- and senior-level managers who are working toward or have already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs, or Senior Security Engineers

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

CISSP 2013 Domain: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

identify activities that occur during the project initiation phase of business continuity planning

recognize considerations for business continuity and disaster recovery planning

perform a business impact analysis on given business functions

recognize key considerations when conducting a business impact analysis

conduct activities related to initiating a project to plan a business continuity and disaster recovery program

perform the steps of a business impact analysis given a scenario

recognize the considerations that are weighed when determining an appropriate recovery strategy

match recovery strategies for business operations to corresponding descriptions

match recovery strategies for technology environments to corresponding descriptions

recognize the components of a business continuity and disaster recovery plan

match test types to their corresponding purposes