Disaster Recovery Plan

Associate Level Material

Appendix D

Disaster Recovery Plan

Student Name:

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

IT/244 INTRO TO IT SECURITY

Instructor’s Name:

Date:

1. Disaster Recovery Plan

Due in Week Three: For your selected scenario, describe the key elements of the Disaster Recovery Plan to be used in case of a disaster and the plan for testing the DRP.

1.1. Risk Assessment

1.1.1. Critical business processes

Mission critical business systems that need to be covered are the daily everyday systems that make the company run. These systems can include sales transaction devices which can include inventory tracking, payroll, and web services. The key here is to get the company up and running as quickly and as normal as possible.

1.1.2. Internal, external, and environmental risks

Examples of the internal risks that may affect the business are unauthorized employees or any other unauthorized person having access to the individual store’s computer systems, applications, and areas where servers and backup media are stored. Other external and environmental risks to the business include fire, floods, power outages, hardware or software failure, storms, and earthquakes.

1.2. Disaster Recovery Strategy

A shared-site agreement with another store may be the best disaster recovery strategy available. There are four locations, and with the transaction of changing over to a shared network they will all be using the same hardware and software to make this a flawless temporary situation to allow business to continue. Keeping customers needs obtainable and able to meet business demands.

1.3. Disaster Recovery Test Plan

For each testing method listed, briefly describe each method and your rationale for why it will or will not be included in your DRP test plan.

1.3.1. Walk-throughs

Members of the key business units meet to trace their steps through the plan, looking for omissions and inaccuracies (Merkow and Breithaupt, 2006). This would be part