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Disaster Recovery vs. Business Continuity Disaster Recovery • Focuses on recovery or

Business Continuity • Involves planning for keeping all aspects of a business functioning in the midst of disruptive events

continuation of technology infrastructure, systems, and applications vital to an organization • Focuses on the information or technology systems that support business functions • Is a subset of business continuity.

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Components of the DR / BCP Components of the plan should include: •Roles and Responsibilities •Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis process •Risk management strategies •Emergency Preparedness Planning •Event response procedures •Scope and frequency of testing.