Reciprocal agreement
- Term
- Reciprocal agreement
- Exam
- CISA
- Definition
An agreement between two organizations to use each other's facilities in a disaster.
- Explained
Under a reciprocal agreement two organizations agree to host each other's critical operations in a disaster. It is cheap but risky: the partner may lack capacity, be affected by the same event or be unwilling when the time comes, and it is hard to test.
- In practice
Two similar banks agree to host each other's critical systems in a disaster.
- Often confused with
- Commercial hot site
- Exam angle
Main risk: the partner may lack capacity when needed.
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