Week 02 - Part 02: Origins, Perspectives and Standards

Question 1

Which decade did business continuity begin?

Answer 1

1970s

Question 2

What was the reason behind the start of business continuity plans?

Answer 2

Wanted to keep massively large data centers and computers cool.

Question 3

Mainframes were cooled with cooling pipes because of the risks of what?

Answer 3

Over-heating or humidity

Question 4

What became a key component of business continuity?

Answer 4

Protecting the pipes from intrusion

Question 5

What continues to be a key element of business continuity management 50 years later?

Answer 5

Keeping temperatures and humidity low

Question 6

In what decade did business continuity become a more formalized discipline with a clearly defined mission to protect the organization?

Answer 6

1980s

Question 7

Fill in the blank:
“BCM was executed through ___ ________ and ____ ___________ to ensure organizational resilience”

Answer 7

gap analyses, risk assessments

Question 8

Fill in the blank:
“Today, every and any organizations will have some form of ___ or a ___ in place that addresses risks to its operations.”

Answer 8

BC and BCP

Question 9

Who built on the historic context for BCP?

Answer 9

Hiles

Question 10

Fill in the blank:
“Business Continuity sprung out of _______ ________ and mitigating risks with respect to IT (mainframes).

Answer 10

Disaster Recovery

Question 11

Business Continuity was focused on recovery, whereas now, there is a focus on what?

Answer 11

Proactive Prevention

Question 12

What is an International Standard (ISO)?

Answer 12

Independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 164 national bodies

Question 13

Which ISO standard refers to Business Continuity Management?

Answer 13

ISO22301

Question 14

What does ISO22301 Business Continuity Management specify?

Answer 14

The requirements for a management system to protect against, reduce the likelihood of, and ensure your business recovers from disruptive incidents.