Disaster Planning and Recovery

Disasters, which I define as any event that materially impairs an organization's ability to operate, can affect both vendors and customers.

Disasters can arise from either natural or man-made causes, and from intentional and unintentional conduct. Inherent in the concept of a disaster is that it is unexpected and not always preventable. However, if you do not engage in sufficient planning for catastrophic events, your company may experience a second disaster in the form of unnecessary continuing disruption after the event.

Consider Appropriate Physical and Technical Redundancy and Security

Measures such as firewalls, antivirus software, data encryption, passwords, physical security, and remote backup systems and/or ...

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