Business Continuity Plan

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission/business functions will be sustained during and after a significant disruption.

MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

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SANS Glossary of Security Terms

A Business Continuity Plan is the plan for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery steps that will ensure the availability of critical resources and facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

A plan used by an enterprise to respond to disruption of critical business processes. Depends on the contingency plan for restoration of critical systems

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

A proposal detailing the processes and procedures to put into place to ensure that essential organizational functions can continue during and after a disaster.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s business functions will be sustained during and after a significant disruption.

Classifications

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Variants

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acronym: BCP
synonym: BCP
plural: Business Continuity Plans
possessive: Business Continuity Plan's
pluralpossessive: Business Continuity Plans'

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