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Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR)

Practices for backing up data and restoring systems after a disruptive event.

Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) combines two disciplines: regularly backing up data, and having a tested plan to restore systems and data after a disruptive event such as hardware failure, ransomware, or a natural disaster.

HIPAA's contingency-planning requirements make BDR essential for protecting the availability and integrity of ePHI. A BDR strategy is defined largely by its RPO and RTO targets, and should include off-site backups.

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