Hosting & Infrastructure
Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR)
Also known as: 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.