In MDC3, which statement best contrasts disaster recovery and business continuity?

• A. Disaster recovery focuses on restoring IT after a disruption; business continuity ensures ongoing operations; both are planned in MDC3.
• B. Disaster recovery focuses on data obfuscation.
• C. Disaster recovery is optional while business continuity is mandatory.
• D. Disaster recovery and business continuity refer to the same concept.

Answer: (A)

The main idea is understanding how disaster recovery and business continuity differ in scope. Disaster recovery focuses on bringing IT systems, data, and infrastructure back online after a disruption. Business continuity, meanwhile, is about keeping the organization operating during the disruption—maintaining essential functions, workflows, communications, and services even if some IT components are still offline. In MDC3, both are planned together, but they address different needs: continuity ensures ongoing operations, while disaster recovery restores the technology layer. The best statement reflects this distinction by saying disaster recovery focuses on restoring IT after a disruption and business continuity ensures ongoing operations, with both areas planned in MDC3. The other choices miss the focus, such as unrelated data obfuscation, an incorrect claim about option/mandate status, or implying they are the same concept.