Which of the following is listed as a supporting due diligence artifact related to continuity?

• A. DR/BC plan
• B. Social media plan
• C. Product roadmap
• D. Marketing budget

Answer: (A)

Continuity planning is demonstrated by a disaster recovery and business continuity plan. This artifact lays out how the organization will protect and restore critical services after a disruption, detailing recovery objectives (RTO and RPO), roles and responsibilities, contact procedures, alternate sites, backup strategies, and testing results. In due diligence, such a plan shows the vendor’s readiness to maintain operations under adverse conditions and to meet service level expectations, making it the relevant item for continuity assessment. The other options focus on communications, product development, or budgeting, not on resilience and recovery capabilities.