Handling Severe Winter Storms: Corporate Policies and Personnel Reassignment

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The correct answer is C. a business continuity plan.

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that outlines procedures to maintain normal business operations during and after a disruption. This disruption can be caused by natural disasters, cyber-attacks, or any other unexpected events that can negatively impact business operations.

In the given scenario, the company is expecting a severe winter storm that may disrupt business operations. The IT staff has reviewed the corporate policies and found that some are missing or incomplete. This highlights the need for a BCP to manage business operations in such an event.

The IT staff reported this gap in documentation to the information security manager, who immediately drafted a document to move various personnel to other locations to avoid downtime in operations. This action is an example of a BCP that is being put into action to ensure that the business continues to function despite the anticipated disruption.

A disaster recovery plan (DRP) focuses on restoring IT infrastructure and data after a disaster has occurred. An incident response plan (IRP) outlines procedures to be followed in the event of a security incident or data breach. A risk avoidance plan focuses on identifying and avoiding potential risks before they can occur.

Therefore, in this scenario, the action taken by the information security manager is not an example of a DRP, IRP, or risk avoidance plan, but rather a business continuity plan.