ISCP stands for what?

• A. Information System Contingency Plan
• B. Information Security Contingency Plan
• C. Incident System Contingency Protocol
• D. Information System Continuity Plan

Answer: (A)

Contingency planning for information systems centers on preparing for disruptions so a system can maintain or quickly resume operations. ISCP is the Information System Contingency Plan. It’s the formal document that outlines how to recover system functions, data, and services after an outage, including recovery objectives, roles and responsibilities, activation steps, alternate facilities or processes, data backups, communication, testing, and training. This naming is the standard term used in federal guidance (such as NIST) for documenting and guiding system recovery and continuity efforts. The other options use terms that are similar in concept but aren’t the canonical designation in government contingency planning.