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Resilience and recovery

Continuity of operations (COOP) COOP

The ability of an organization to keep performing its key functions during and after a serious disruption, including alternative processes and locations. It is broader than disaster recovery because it also covers people, processes and manual (non-digital) procedures, not just the restoration of IT systems.

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