ISC2 CISSP - Incident Response and Recovery Flashcards
ISC2 CISSP Flashcards

| Front | Back |
| Define Business Continuity Plan | Measures to ensure critical operations continue during disruptions |
| Define Disaster Recovery Plan | Documented processes for restoring critical operations after a major disruption |
| Difference between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery | BC focuses on sustaining operations while DR focuses on restoring systems after an interruption |
| Goal of Incident Containment | To isolate the incident and prevent further damage |
| Key phases of Incident Response | Preparation Detection Containment Eradication Recovery and Lessons Learned |
| Purpose of Lessons Learned | To identify improvements and reduce future incident impact |
| Purpose of Tabletop Exercises | To test and validate incident response procedures in a simulated scenario |
| What is an Incident Response Plan | A formal strategy detailing roles and procedures for handling security incidents |
| What is RPO | Recovery Point Objective the maximum acceptable data loss |
| What is RTO | Recovery Time Objective the maximum acceptable downtime |
About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the ISC2 CISSP exam help students reinforce core terminology and procedures for handling security incidents and preserving operations. The deck focuses on concise definitions of incident response plans, roles, and step-by-step actions so you can quickly recall what to do during detection, containment, eradication, and recovery.
It also reviews business continuity and disaster recovery concepts, including Disaster Recovery Plan elements, Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Cards explain the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery and highlight tabletop exercises and lessons learned to practice and validate response procedures.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Incident response phases
- Incident containment goals
- Disaster recovery planning
- Business continuity planning
- RTO and RPO
- Tabletop exercises