Impact is the cost to the enterprise, which may or may not be measured in
purely financial terms.

The person designated to direct and control the activities at the site of an incident.

An organizational structure used to direct, control and manage a disaster incident. The incident command center and the commander are located at the scene of the disaster and are responsible for activities in the immediate physical area. There may be another management center in another locations with overall responsibilities for the disaster activities.

An alternate organization structure that will be used during recovery from a disaster. This temporary structure will typically streamline chains of command and increase decision-making autonomy.

Procedures which outline how specific activities will be performed until normal processing capability is restored.

The period of time between the occurrence of a disaster and time when normal operations are restored.

A regulation written and imposed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council concerning the need for financial institutions to maintain a working disaster recovery plan.

A fully equipped alternate processing site owned and operated by the organization.

An outage caused by the failure of one or more communications links with entities outside of the local facility.