[CCCure CISSP] CISSPstudy Digest, Vol 21, Issue 27

[twitwicki at hannaford.com]

Anees,
      I remember that question when I was studying, as well, and thought
the given answer was off base.  Perhaps the author thought that the hint
"business process" in the question was enough to guide you the correct
answer..  I also think that the primary goal of the BIA is to determine the
priority of business recovery based on business impact.  I thought a number
of other questions on this site were questionable, so beware of trusting
all the answers.

 Tom Witwicki,  CIPP, CISM
Director, Information Security
Hannaford Bros. Co.
207-885-2073

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Today's Topics:

   1. Question on BIA (Anees Ghosh)


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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:07:06 -0500
From: Anees Ghosh <aneesghosh at hotmail.com>
To: <cisspstudy at cccure.org>
Subject: [CCCure CISSP] Question on BIA
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Hi,

I found the following quesiton on freepracticetests.org and am confused
about the answer.


Which of the following should be emphasized during the business impact
analysis (BIA) considering that the BIA focus is on business processes?

composition
priorities
dependencies
service levels


The correct answer is "dependencies" with the following explanation.

In performing the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) it is very important to
consider what the dependencies are. You cannot bring a system if it depends
on another system to be operational. You need to look at not only internal
dependencies but external as well. You might not be able to get the raw
materials for your business so dependencies are very important aspect of a
BIA.

My thoughts are as following: The BIA phase helps the organization identify
the business processes and MTD for each. Based on the MTD, and financial
impact a priority is defined and then further analysis is done to ensure
this process is part of the BCP plan. Shouldnt priority be the answer?
After the critical process is identified, this is when we will ensure all
dependiencies are taken care of.



Appreciate the help!

Regards
Anees Ghosh



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