DR and audit compliance guides

Resources for security and compliance leaders preparing for data center DR audits — framework evidence, comparison guides, and educational checklists. Each page links to how MKDC delivers audit-ready documentation with a reproducible witness bundle.

Framework guides

DR and audit evidence mapped to specific compliance frameworks.

FFIEC BCM DR audit — RTO/RPO, runbooks, and backup validation tied to captured estate state.
SOC 2 CC9 — BCP, DR plans, and technical recovery proof auditors sample in Type 2 reviews.
SOX ITGC DR audit — Recovery and change-management evidence bound to validated inventory.
ISO 22301 BCMS — Operational BCMS clauses mapped to validated inventory, topology, and test evidence.

Problem guides

Common audit gaps and how reproducible evidence addresses them.

Stale runbooks — Why outdated topology and runbooks trigger DR audit findings.
Witness bundle — Source captures, validation logs, and integrity manifest for independent review.

Concept guides

The vocabulary behind a defensible witness bundle.

Vantage — Why capture states where it stood, not just what it found.
Provenance — The ladder that keeps observed fact separate from stated intent.

Comparisons

How MKDC differs from tools and services buyers already have.

DR consulting — Interview-driven plans vs read-only capture and witness bundles.
Discovery tools — When live maps and CMDBs fall short of audit-grade DR evidence.
BCM platforms — Program workflow software vs automated data center capture.
Compliance automation — Cloud GRC automation vs on-premises infrastructure evidence.
Large advisory firms — Months of partner-led assessment vs weeks of capture-backed evidence.

Educational guides

What auditors ask for and how to prepare defensible documentation.

DR audit checklist — Inventory, topology, RTO/RPO, runbooks, tests, and compliance mapping.
Audit committee DR review — Recurring DR questions and why narrative deliverables fail committees.
RTO/RPO vs stale runbooks — What examiners compare when objectives and runbooks no longer match production.

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