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Key Points

The primary goals of disaster recovery and business continuity plans are to:

• Protect personnel and customers. • Minimize damage to resources. • Resume operations as quickly as possible in an orderly, preplanned manner.

Items identified as critical on the disaster recovery plan should be consistent with the BIA and risk assessment.

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Key Points (continued) To assess the adequacy and effectiveness of a Licensee's plan, assess:

Management Support

Risk Management Strategies

Business Impact Analysis

Backup Location

Risk Monitoring/ Testing

Training

Update the Plan

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