Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP)

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Contingency Planning

NIST SP 800-92

Definition(s):

See Information System Contingency Plan.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1 under Contingency Planning

Management policy and procedures designed to maintain or restore business operations, including computer operations, possibly at an alternate location, in the event of emergencies, system failures, or disasters.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1

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