As part of the business continuity planning process, which
of the following should be identified FIRST in the business
impact analysis (BIA)?
A. Organizational risks, such as single point-of-failure and
infrastructure risk
B. Threats to critical business processes
C. Critical business processes for ascertaining the priority
for recovery
D. Resources required for resumption of business
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Answer: C
The identification of the priority for recovering critical
business processes should be addressed first. Organizational
risks should be identified next followed by the
identification of threats to critical business processes.
Identification of resources for business resumption will be
done after the tasks mentioned.
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