Which statement best describes the relationship between disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP)?

• A. DR focuses on restoring IT systems after disruption
• B. DR is part of BCP with recovery objectives and plans
• C. DR and BCP are unrelated
• D. BCP ensures continued business operations

Answer: (C)

Disaster recovery is a component of business continuity planning. While DR focuses on restoring IT systems and data after a disruption, business continuity planning covers the broader effort to keep the entire organization operating—people, processes, facilities, and technology—during and after an incident. The best statement recognizes that DR fits inside the larger BCP framework, providing IT-specific recovery objectives (like RTOs and RPOs) and the concrete plans that support the overall continuity goals. In a complete BCP, you define critical business functions, determine priorities, and then align IT recovery efforts to those priorities, ensuring the technology restores in a way that supports the business. The other options either describe only part of the picture or imply no connection, which isn’t accurate.