SOC 2 Type II
Technical

Disaster Recovery Plan Template

Procedures for recovering IT infrastructure after catastrophic events.

What This Policy Covers

Purpose and Scope-Plan objectives.
System Criticality-Tiered classification.
Recovery Objectives-RTO and RPO targets.
Backup Strategy-Backup procedures.
Recovery Procedures-Step-by-step recovery.
Failover-Failover procedures.
Testing-DR testing schedule.
Roles and Responsibilities-DR team.

Required Sections

A compliant Disaster Recovery Plan for SOC 2 Type II must include the following8 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.

1

Purpose and Scope

Plan objectives.

2

System Criticality

Tiered classification.

3

Recovery Objectives

RTO and RPO targets.

4

Backup Strategy

Backup procedures.

5

Recovery Procedures

Step-by-step recovery.

6

Failover

Failover procedures.

7

Testing

DR testing schedule.

8

Roles and Responsibilities

DR team.

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