Business Continuity and Information Security Glossary of Terms

• Application
  Typically refers to application software or end user software. Examples of applications include payroll, email, and enterprise resource management applications. Operating systems are not considered applications.

• Asset
  In business continuity and information assurance, an asset is any hardware, software, data, personnel, communication system, etc. A loss is incurred if assets are compromised.

• Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
  A business continuity certification for individuals offered by Disaster Recovery Institute International.

• Audit
  An independent review or assessment to ensure compliance with certain internal and external policies, rules, regulations, or standards.

• Auditor
  A person that conducts audits.
  
  
• Authentication
  In information security and business continuity, a means of identifying individuals in order to protect information, data, systems, or other resources.

• Backup
  In information security and business continuity, the storing of information and data for retrieval at a later date.

• Backup Procedure
  Systematic steps for backup of information and data

• Business Continuity Plan
  Document of procedures, activities, and tasks needed for recovery of critical business processes in the event of a business disruption.

• Business Disruption
  An interruption of normal business operations.

• Contingency Plan
  Backup plan.