BCP & Crisis Scenario Planning Flashcards
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A CRA is reviewing a supply chain disruption scenario. Which BCP element specifically addresses the organization's ability to identify and activate alternative suppliers?
Answer: Supply chain continuity strategy
A supply chain continuity strategy within the BCP identifies pre-vetted alternative suppliers and activation procedures to maintain operations during vendor disruptions.
In crisis scenario planning, a 'black swan' event is characterized by:
Answer: Low probability, high impact, and rationalized in hindsight
A black swan event is rare and seemingly unpredictable beforehand but appears obvious in retrospect, often with severe consequences.
Which BCP document serves as the primary reference during an actual disaster, containing step-by-step recovery procedures for operations staff?
Answer: Disaster recovery runbook
A disaster recovery runbook contains detailed, actionable step-by-step instructions for operations teams to execute during an actual recovery event.
After a major crisis, which activity is conducted to capture lessons learned and improve future BCP effectiveness?
Answer: Post-incident review
A post-incident review (or after-action review) systematically captures what worked, what failed, and what should be improved following a crisis event.
Which type of dependency is most critical to identify during a BIA when assessing technology risks?
Answer: Single points of failure in critical systems
Single points of failure — components with no redundancy — represent the highest technology risk and must be identified and addressed during the BIA.
A company activates its BCP and moves operations to its recovery site. Once the primary site is restored, the process of returning to normal operations is called:
Answer: Failback
Failback is the process of returning operations from the recovery or backup site to the primary site after it has been restored.
Which crisis management role is responsible for coordinating overall organizational response and has ultimate decision-making authority during a declared crisis?
Answer: Incident Commander
The Incident Commander holds overall responsibility for managing the incident response, including strategy, resources, and ultimate decision-making authority.