Disaster recovery plan (DRP)

A Disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a detailed document that describes the procedures and actions to be implemented to enable an organisation to resume its critical activities as quickly as possible after a major IT security incident. This incident can take various forms: cyber attack, hardware failure, natural disaster, etc.

Difference with BCP :
The Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is broader and includes the DRP. BCP focuses on maintaining activities during a crisis, while DRP focuses on recovery after a shutdown.

Installation stages :

1. Business impact analysis
2. Risk assessment
3. Development of recovery strategies
4. Plan design
5. Tests and exercises
6. Maintenance and updates

Best practice :

• 1. Involving management
  2. Training staff
  3. Clearly document procedures
  4. Review the plan regularly