Incident Recovery Process

An Incident Recovery Process is an incident response system restoration process that restores normal operations.

• AKA: Incident Remediation Process, Recovery Procedure, Restoration Process, Service Recovery Process.
• Context:
  • It can typically execute Recovery Action Plan through systematic restoration steps and recovery procedures.
  • It can typically restore System Functionality via service restart procedures and component recovery.
  • It can typically recover Data Integrity using backup restoration and data validation checks.
  • It can typically re-enable Security Control through configuration restoration and access re-establishment.
  • It can typically verify Service Restoration via health check monitoring and functionality testing.
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  • It can often require Stakeholder Coordination among technical teams and business units.
  • It can often implement Rollback Procedure when recovery attempts encounter complications.
  • It can often follow Recovery Priority Matrix based on business criticality and dependency mapping.
  • It can often document Recovery Progress through status updates and milestone tracking.
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  • It can range from being a Manual Incident Recovery Process to being an Automated Incident Recovery Process, depending on its recovery automation level.
  • It can range from being a Partial Incident Recovery Process to being a Full Incident Recovery Process, depending on its recovery scope.
  • It can range from being a Rapid Incident Recovery Process to being a Phased Incident Recovery Process, depending on its recovery approach.
  • It can range from being a Simple Incident Recovery Process to being a Complex Incident Recovery Process, depending on its recovery complexity.
  • It can range from being a Temporary Incident Recovery Process to being a Permanent Incident Recovery Process, depending on its recovery durability.
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  • It can be guided by Disaster Recovery Plan and business continuity strategy.
  • It can be managed through Incident Management System with recovery workflows.
  • It can be monitored via Recovery Metric including RTO achievement and RPO compliance.
  • It can be validated through Recovery Testing and service verification.
  • It can be improved via Post-Recovery Review and lesson learned analysis.
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• Example(s):
  • IT System Recovery Processes, such as:
    • Server Recovery Process for hardware failure recovery.
    • Database Recovery Process for data corruption restoration.
    • Network Recovery Process for connectivity restoration.
    • Application Recovery Process for software failure recovery.
  • Security Recovery Processes, such as:
    • Breach Recovery Process for security incident remediation.
    • Ransomware Recovery Process for encryption attack recovery.
    • Access Recovery Process for authentication restoration.
  • Data Recovery Processes, such as:
    • Backup Restoration Process for data loss recovery.
    • Replication Failover Process for site failure recovery.
    • Point-in-Time Recovery Process for transaction rollback.
  • Service Recovery Processes, such as:
    • Cloud Service Recovery Process for cloud outage restoration.
    • Customer Service Recovery Process for service disruption remediation.
    • Supply Chain Recovery Process for logistics restoration.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Preventive Maintenance Process, which prevents incident occurrence rather than recovering from incident impact.
  • Incident Detection Process, which identifies incident events rather than restoring normal operation.
  • Performance Optimization Process, which improves system efficiency rather than recovering from incident damage.
• See: Incident Management Process, Disaster Recovery Plan, Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management, Service Restoration, Backup and Recovery, Risk Mitigation Process, Change Management Process, Problem Management Process, IT Service Management.

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