What is an EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional?

What is Disaster Recovery?

Disaster recovery is the process, policies, and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity. While business continuity involves planning for keeping all aspects of a business functioning in the midst of disruptive events, disaster recovery focuses on the IT or technology systems that support business functions.

Become a Certified Disaster Recovery Professional

This certification requires the following knowledge and skills:

◉ Working knowledge of all areas of the organization and the ability to develop a clear understanding of the company’s key functional processes and resources.

◉ Thorough knowledge and understanding of current disaster recovery planning techniques and technologies as well as the methods used in performing risk analyses and business impact analyses.

◉ Working knowledge of data processing in order to assist in the preparation of recovery procedures in this area.

◉ Working knowledge of data and voice telecommunications in order to assist in the preparation of recovery procedures in this area.

◉ Good project management skills.

Read More: 312-76: EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP v3)

◉ Ability to plan, organize, and direct the testing of emergency response, recovery support, and business resumption procedures.

◉ Strong interpersonal skills to interface with managers and staff at all levels within the organization and to deal with vendors of record storage facilities and disaster recovery services.

◉ Good oral and written communication skills.

Certification Target Audience

The EDRP certification is ideal for:

◉ Network server administrators.

◉ Firewall Administrators.

◉ Security Testers.

◉ System Administrators.

◉ Risk Assessment professionals.

Exam Information

EDRP (Prefix 312-76) exam is available at the ECC Exam Center.

EC-Council reserves the right to revoke the certification status of candidates that do not comply with all EC-Council examination policies found here.

EDRP Exam Details
Duration	4 Hours
Questions	150

Clause: Age Requirements and Policies Concerning Minors

The age requirement for attending the training or attempting the exam is restricted to any candidate that is at least 18 years old.

If the candidate is under the age of 18, they are not eligible to attend the official training or eligible to attempt the certification exam unless they provide the accredited training center/EC-Council a written consent of their parent/legal guardian and a supporting letter from their institution of higher learning. Only applicants from nationally accredited institution of higher learning shall be considered.

Source: cert.eccouncil.org