Glossary

Cyber Resilience, in Plain Terms

Defining recoverability

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e.g. immutability · recovery time objective · zero trust

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Clean Recovery Point

A backup free from corruption.

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

Target time for recovery after a disruption.

Data Immutability

Data that cannot be changed.

All terms

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Air Gap Backup

A method of securing data backups.

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Backup and Recovery

Processes for data protection and restoration.

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Backup as a Service (BaaS)

Cloud-based backup solutions.

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Business Continuity Plan

A strategy for maintaining business operations.

C

Clean Recovery Point

A backup free from corruption.

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Cloud Disaster Recovery

Utilizing cloud services for disaster recovery.

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Cyber Insurance Requirements

Criteria for obtaining cyber insurance.

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Cyber Recovery

Restoration of systems after a cyber incident.

C

Cyber Resilience

Ability to withstand cyber threats.

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Data Exfiltration

Unauthorized transfer of data.

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Data Immutability

Data that cannot be changed.

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Disaster Recovery Plan

A documented strategy for recovery.

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Disaster Recovery Testing

Evaluating recovery plans.

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Immutable Backup

Backup that cannot be altered.

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Maximum Tolerable Downtime

The longest acceptable downtime.

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Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)

Average time to recover from a failure.

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Operational Resilience

Ability to adapt to disruptions.

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Ransomware Recovery

Restoration of data after a ransomware attack.

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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

Target time for recovery after a disruption.

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Service Level Objective (SLO)

Target level of service performance.