What is the difference between emergancy response, recovery response and business continuity?
1. Emergency response. 2. Recovery response (or disaster recovery). 3. Continuity response. Emergency response is what you do first when the disruption occurs. It involves the protection of property and people from harm. Recovery response is what you do to return to normal business operations. Continuity response is what you do to meet business requirements so the business can survive a major disruption. The approach used in this program is to focus on business continuity. Emergency and recovery responses need to be in other plans. How is risk handled? There are risks in the decisions and activities carried out by a business. Risk is the chance of something happening that will have an impact on the business objectives. Some business risks may cause a loss of business continuity. Identification, assessment and management of risks are an important part of doing business continuity planning. Risks are mainly identified in the early stages of business continuity planning. These risks need
