CISM Foundations: Module 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Duration: 12 minutes and 9 seconds

Students: 381

Rating: 5/5

In this lesson, we will discuss various vitally important metrics used to determine how well we have mitigated risk and how closely we have matched the requirements of our enterprise. These metrics include Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE), Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Service Delivery Objectives (SDO), Maximum Tolerable Outage/Downtime (MTO/MTD), and Allowable Interruption Window (AIW).

We then move on to look at how these metrics can be applied to business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) planning and we'll also have a look at BC and DR in general, how it works, and the associated processes and techniques. Finally, we move on to testing BC/DR planning and the types of tests we can use.

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Learning Objectives

Learn about the metrics for measuring performance in managing risk
Get a solid understanding of business continuity and disaster recovery
Understand how to test business continuity and disaster recovery practices

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for those looking to take the CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) exam or anyone who wants to improve their understanding of information security.

Prerequisites

Any experience relating to information security would be advantageous, but not essential. All topics discussed are thoroughly explained and presented in a way allowing the information to be absorbed by everyone, regardless of experience within the security field.