IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies

by Gregory, Peter H.; Rothstein, Philip Jan

• ISBN13: 9780470039731
• ISBN10: 0470039736
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-26
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

If you have a business or a nonprofit organization, or if you're the one responsible for information systems at such an operation, you know that disaster recovery planning is pretty vital. But it's easy to put it off. After all, where do you start? IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies shows you how to get started by creating a safety net while you work out the details of your major plan. The right plan will get your business back on track quickly, whether you're hit by a tornado or a disgruntled employee with super hacking powers. Here's how to assess the situation, develop both short-term and long-term plans, and keep your plans updated. This easy-to-understand guide will help you Prepare your systems, processes, and people for an organized response to disaster when it strikes Identify critical IT systems and develop a long-range strategy Select and train your disaster recovery team Conduct a Business Impact Analysis Determine risks to your business from natural or human-made causes Get management support Create appropriate plan documents Test your plan Some disasters get coverage on CNN, and some just create headaches for the affected organization. With IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies, you'll be prepared for anything from hackers to hurricanes!

Author Biography

Peter H. Gregory, CISA, CISSP, is the author of fifteen books on security and technology, including Solaris Security (Prentice Hall), Computer Viruses For Dummies (Wiley), Blocking Spam and Spyware For Dummies (Wiley), and Securing the Vista Environment (O’Reilly).
Peter is a security strategist at a publicly-traded financial management software company located in Redmond, Washington. Prior to taking this position, he held tactical and strategic security positions in large wireless telecommunications organizations. He has also held development and operations positions in casino management systems, banking, government, non-profit organizations, and academia since the late 1970s.
He’s on the board of advisors for the NSA-certified Certificate program in Information Assurance & Cybersecurity at the University of Washington, and he’s a member of the board of directors of the Evergreen State Chapter of InfraGard.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Getting Started with Disaster Recovery

Understanding Disaster Recovery

Bootstrapping the DR Plan Effort

Developing and Using a Business Impact Analysis

Building Technology Recovery Plans

Mapping Business Functions to Infrastructure

Planning User Recovery

Planning Facilities Protection and Recovery

Planning System and Network Recovery

Planning Data Recovery

Writing the Disaster Recovery Plan

Managing Recovery Plans

Testing the Recovery Plan

Keeping DR Plans and Staff Current

Understanding the Role of Prevention

Planning for Various Disaster Scenarios

The Part of Tens

Ten Disaster Recovery Planning Tools

Eleven Disaster Recovery Planning Web Sites

Ten Essentials for Disaster Planning Success

Ten Benefits of DR Planning

Index

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