5.2 Summarize business impact analysis concepts. Flashcards
High availability
99.999% uptime or 5.3 minutes of annual down time
Business Impact Analysis
identifies business functions and quantifies the impact of their loss may have on business operations.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
The length of time that an organization has to restore data from back-up
Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
The age of the data that must be restored from back-up before normal operations can resume.
Also refers to the maximum amount of data a business can lose.
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
The Average amount of time until the failure of a system or component.
Mean Time to Restore (MTTR)
The Average amount of time that it will take for a device to recover from a non terminal failure.
Single Point of Failure
Defined as a system which, if it no longer functions, will disable the entire larger system.
Can be systems, People, business functions, etc.
Impact
When calculating the impact the loss of business function has on a business.
Preservation of Human life is the most important
Of the following statements, which BEST describes a single point of failure?
A. Systems that support Mission-Essential functions
B. A tool of the BCP that identifies business functions and quantifies the impact of their loss.
C. A system which, if is no longer functions, will disable the entire larger system.
D. A website operating on a server cluster.
C. A system which, if is no longer functions, will disable the entire larger system.
What would be considered as a first priority of the Business Continuity Plan?
A. Continuance of the Business
B. Protection from financial loss.
C. How the business will be perceived after a breach.
D. Emergency Escape Routes
D. Emergency Escape Routes
After a failure a business must have 60 days worth of data in order for daily operations to resume, Of the following options which is correct? A. An MTBF of 60 B. An RPO of 60 C. An RTO of 60 D. An MTTR of 60
B. An RPO of 60
