EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP)

Learn how to establish and manage a business continuity management program that strengthens organizational resilience through risk assessment, business impact analysis, continuity strategies, crisis management, testing, and continuous improvement.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Business Continuity Assessment for an AI-dependent Organization.

Key Topics Covered:

Business Continuity Management (BCM), BCM Lifecycle, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Risk Assessment, Threat Modeling, Continuity Strategies, Disaster Recovery Planning, Crisis Management, Crisis Communication, Training and Awareness, Testing and Exercises, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement, ISO 22301, AI Governance, Zero Trust, BCM Roles and Responsibilities, and BCM Documentation.

Learn how to identify, analyze, prioritize, and treat risks that can disrupt business
operations, IT infrastructure, applications, data, and AI-enabled services.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Risk Assessment

Hands-on labs:

• Qualitative Risk Assessment Using MONARC

Key Topics Covered:

Risk Management, Risk Categories, Threats, Vulnerabilities, Impact, IT Disaster Recovery Risks, AI Risks, Risk Assessment Lifecycle, Risk Identification, Risk Analysis, Risk Evaluation, Risk Treatment, Risk Monitoring, Risk Register, Risk Matrix, Dependency Mapping, Cascading Risks, Shared-Service Risks, Risk Prioritization, Risk Scoring, Risk Heat Maps, Risk Mitigation, Redundancy, Resilience, Backup, Replication, Clean-Room Recovery, and Third-Party Risk.

Learn how to conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify critical business
functions, assess operational impacts, establish recovery requirements, and translate
business needs into actionable resilience and recovery strategies.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Business Impact Analysis
• AI-generated Impact Models, RTO, and RPO Determination

Key Topics Covered:

Business Impact Analysis, AI-Enhanced BIA, BIA Scope, BIA Planning, Business Functions and Processes, Criticality Assessment, Business and IT Dependencies, Third-Party Dependencies, Minimum Acceptable Service Levels, Impact Categories, Time-Based Impact Analysis, Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, BIA Data Collection, BIA Execution, BIA Results Analysis, Recovery Requirements, and BIA Reporting and Communication.

Learn how to develop a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that enables organizations to maintain critical operations, manage disruptions, communicate effectively, and recover essential business functions.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Business Continuity Plan

Key Topics Covered:

Business Continuity Planning, BCP Purpose and Structure, BCP vs. DRP, Continuity Strategy Development, Operational Continuity, Personnel Strategies, Facilities and Workspace Strategies, IT and Data Strategies, AI-Enabled Continuity Planning, AI Fallback and Manual Override, Incident Response Planning, Crisis Communication, Communication Methods, AI-Assisted Crisis Communications, Third-Party AI Services, and AI-Dependent Business Operations.

Learn how to develop disaster recovery strategies and plans that protect critical IT infrastructure, applications, data, and supporting services while enabling organizations to recover from disruptive events.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Disaster Recovery Planning

Key Topics Covered:

IT Disaster Recovery, DR Planning, Infrastructure Recovery, Application Recovery, Data Recovery, Supporting Services, IT DR Inputs, IT Risk and Threat Landscape, Data Loss Scenarios, Recovery Objectives, Data Availability, System Uptime, Recovery and Resilience Planning, Disaster Recovery Strategies, Automated Recovery Orchestration, Cloud Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Clean-Room Recovery, Backup Scheduling, Data Retention, AI-Driven Recovery Prioritization, Self-Healing Infrastructure.

Learn how to design, implement, and evaluate data backup and recovery capabilities to protect critical information, support recovery objectives, and improve organizational resilience.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

1. Cloud-based Data Recovery Using AWS
2. Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
3. Technical Recovery Activities: Multi-system Disruption

Hands-on labs:

• File Backup and Recovery Using Windows Shadow Copy
• File Recovery Using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
• File Backup and Recovery Using BorgBackup
• File Backup and Deduplication Using Windows Server Deduplication
• Full Disk Backup and Restore Using Windows Server Backup
• Image Backup and Recovery Using Windows Server Backup
• System Backup and Recovery Using Windows System Restore
• Hyper-V Snapshot-Based Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery
• Virtual Machine Snapshot Backup and Recovery Using VM Backup v9

Key Topics Covered:

Data Recovery, Data Backup, Data Restoration, File-Level Recovery, Application-Level Recovery, System-Level Recovery, Database Recovery, Virtual Machine Recovery, Full, Incremental, and Differential Backups, Continuous Data Protection (CDP), Cloud Backup, Immutable Backups, Backup Optimization, Ransomware Recovery, Recovery Architectures, Backup and Recovery Technologies, Replication, Snapshots, Deduplication, Compression, Virtualization, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, Cloud Recovery, Kubernetes, Docker, Cross-Region Recovery, Cross-Account Recovery, AI-Assisted Recovery.

Learn how to develop a structured, practical, and adaptable Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) that aligns recovery strategies with business requirements, risk considerations, and organizational resilience objectives.

Key Topics Covered:

Disaster Recovery Planning, DRP Purpose and Objectives, IT Disruption and Disaster Scenarios, DRP Structure and Components, Roles and Responsibilities, BCP Alignment, Risk and Impact Considerations, Recovery Objectives, Recovery Strategies, Recovery Resources, Personnel and Vendors, Recovery Procedures, Communication and Coordination, AI-Driven Recovery Workflows, Automated Runbook Generation, Plan Maintenance, Intelligent Recovery Documentation, AI Governance, DRP Best Practices.

Learn how to activate and manage business continuity and disaster recovery plans during disruptive events through effective escalation, decision-making, incident command, coordination, and crisis communication.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• Crisis Communication Plan
• Analyze AI-Generated Activation Recommendations During a Complex Outage Scenario

Key Topics Covered:

BC/DR Plan Activation, Incident Response vs. BC/DR Activation, Activation Criteria, Crisis Communication, Activation Decision Support, Qualitative and Quantitative Activation Triggers, Partial and Full Plan Activation, Alerting and Escalation, Disaster Declaration, Incident Command Structure, Cross-Team Coordination, Situational Awareness, External Stakeholder Coordination, Crisis Communication, Media Response, Social Media and Misinformation Management, AI-Powered Crisis Communications, Plan Termination, Lessons Learned.

Learn how to validate the effectiveness of business continuity and disaster recovery plans through structured testing, training, exercises, performance measurement, audits, and continuous improvement.

BCDR exercise walkthrough:

• BCDR Effectiveness and Continuous Improvement

Key Topics Covered:

BCDR Testing, Training and Exercises, Business Continuity Testing, IT Disaster Recovery Testing, Test Planning, Test Execution, Exercise Classification, Scenario Generation with AI, Progressive Testing Programs, BCDR KPIs and Metrics, Dashboards and Reporting, Recovery Confidence Scoring, Digital Twins, Virtualized Testing, Automation and Orchestration, BCDR Audits, Maturity Models, Corrective Action Management, Lessons Learned, Continuous Improvement, Readiness Programs.