continuity of operations plan (COOP)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000917",
  "term": "continuity of operations plan (COOP)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission-essential functions will be sustained within 12 hours and for up to 30 days as a result of a disaster event before returning to normal operations.\n\n2. 2. A written plan for recovering one or more information systems at an alternate facility in response to a major hardware or software failure or destruction of facilities.\n\n3. Management policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a major loss of enterprise capability or damage to its facilities. The DRP is the second plan needed by the enterprise risk managers and is used when the enterprise must recover (at its original facilities) from a loss of capability over a period of hours or days.\n\n4. A predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission essential functions will be sustained within 12 hours and for up to 30 days as a result of a disaster event before returning to normal operations.",
  "abbreviation": "COOP",
  "synonyms": [
    "disaster recovery plan (DRP)"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "disaster recovery plan (DRP)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/continuity-of-operations-plan-coop/"
}