Disaster Declaration: A formal statement made by an organization’s management acknowledging the occurrence of a disaster. It triggers the implementation of a disaster recovery plan and mobilizes resources to respond to and recover from the disaster. Such a declaration is typically based on predefined criteria related to the severity and impact of the incident, and only certain people are allowed to declare a disaster. It should be noted that this is also a very formal declaration and is generally backed by documentation for insurance and compliance purposes.
Categories: CC D2: BC - DR and Incident Response Concepts | CCSP D3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security | CISM D4: Incident Management | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D4: Incident Response and Recovery
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