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What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? Complete Checklist | UpGuard

A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a set of detailed, documented guidelines that outline a business’ critical assets and explain how the organization will respond to unplanned incidents. Unplanned incidents or disasters typically include https://www.upguard.com/blog/cyber-attack, system failures, power outages, natural disasters, equipment failures, or infrastructure disasters.

No single disaster recovery plan template exists because every business is different, but a comprehensive disaster recovery plan should cover the following factors: Perform a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Ultimately, a BIA provides the necessary context and data for businesses to progress in their risk management and disaster recovery processes.

A disaster recovery plan needs to address how critical data is handled during a crisis or disaster in relation to compliance standards.