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As the disaster recovery plan begins to take shape, there are probably several stakeholders in the enterprise who should be informed that this is happening, and asked if they would like a copy of the plan so far for their review and input suggestions, or if they would like to be sent invitations to the meetings to discuss how this is progressing.
* Senior personnel for Accounting, Security, Quality * Your auditor firm * General business insurance agent * Corporate lawyer * If the firm has any major loan outstanding ... whatever outfit it isCheck with management first ... they might not want some of the above involved in the details.
Some of this still relevant ... outline subtopic examples * Environment** equipment, record storage, availability of people with right skills, document managment, main tech support, host application program access
* Exposures**what can happen .. fire, water damage, wind storms, flood, utility failure, explosions, chemical exposure, vandalism, information loss, alteration or destruction, accidental or deliberate
* Physical Security** building resistance to various risks, availability of utilities and municipal services, access control ** location of equipment & safety & security considerations such as fire walls, access control, media storage protection
** air conditioning, fire protection ** power supply, UPS, overload & safety considerations ** detection & alarm systems** training of personnel in emergency and security procedures eg.g fire extinguishers, how breathe if halon, asbestos gloves
* Contingency Planning ** management support** develop strategies to limit damage caused by a disaster, keep vital jobs running, restore operation to prior status
** .. the plan ... document, test, update * identify & prioritize vital applications and vital data ** financial loss risk ** legal commitments ** business disruption ** involve whom ... key people by application both inside and outside the firm** determine how long the business can go without what stuff, and what levels of downgrade acceptable ** identify what must be backed up ... not just normal backups, but also things like forms, documentation ... how much of that off-site ... e.g. if the time to re-order forms is X weeks, then perhaps you need X weeks worth off-site
* The Emergency Plan ** early warning detection ** saving people is first priority ** lots more * The Backup Plan ** what it takes to keep the business running ** fall back alternatives ** inventory of resources needed ** retest the plan how often? * The Recovery Plan ** who responsible for what, communication facilities, equipment, supplies ** documented plan include samples of relevant documents * Documentation ** relationship to other plans of same organization** is this like a CONTROLLED DOCUMENT ... a responsible person (for the document revisions) and a list of people and places who ough to have copies ** phone #s & other ways to contact people if you have this document but can't get into the building (because the fire dept or FEMA won't let you in)
** vital records that need to continue to be preserved & added to * SummaryYou might also search engine for general computer news media articles on the topic. For example, in the aftermath of various major disasters in the news, people who were in the midst of them, shared info on what they learned that
(a) needed to be in any disaster plan (b) was not good enough in theirs Earthquake in California 9/11 KatrinaThe search engines will turn up various companies in the Disaster Recovery Assistance industry ... it can't hurt for you to review any brochures on what they have to offer, which would be like a check list for you of what to consider, and if any of them are worth approaching for help.
This is a topic that comes up again and again with different players showing an interest, with relevant resources on the Internet.
http://www.disaster-recovery-guide.com/ http://www.disasterrecoveryforum.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_Recovery_Plan http://www.preparedbusiness.com/bcgoog.asp http://www.infosyssec.net/infosyssec/security/buscon1.htm Al Mac
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