In an IT disaster recovery plan, which item is NOT typically included?

• A. Employee annual training on non-IT topics
• B. Data backup and restore procedures
• C. Alternative processing site
• D. Communication strategies

Answer: (D)

Disaster recovery plans focus on restoring IT capabilities after an outage. The essential pieces are how data is backed up and restored so systems can be recovered, what alternate processing site will take over if the primary site is unavailable, and how people will communicate during the recovery to coordinate actions and keep stakeholders informed. Training in this context should prepare IT staff to execute the recovery procedures and handle incidents. Training on non-IT topics doesn’t directly impact the ability to recover IT services, so it’s not typically included in the IT disaster recovery plan. Therefore, training employees on non-IT topics is the item that isn’t typically part of the plan.