Several recent studies have revealed some interesting DR/BCP facts, including:
—Nearly 1/3 of business in the United States have suffered from a disaster or other severe outage of some sort.
—Nearly 1/2 of business with a DR/BCP plan don't test it on an annual basis.
It Can’t Happen to My Company…
We all like to believe that a disaster “can’t happen to us.” As a result, many organizations haven’t historically made disaster recovery and business continuity planning an important component of their security strategy.
As recent high-profile disasters and changes to regulatory standards have shown, however, those organizations are missing a vital component of a comprehensive, long-term business model and security strategy.
Rooted in best practices and industry experience, TruArx’s 12-step Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning process helps organizations identify and classify their business processes, and then develop and document the methods, processes and procedures needed to minimize the impact of a disaster upon information those processes. The end result is a well-written plan that will allow personnel to administer recovery efforts that result in a timely restoration of services.
Like most other aspects of information security, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning is not a one-time event. That’s why in addition to the development of your initial plan(s), TruArx can also develop awareness programs, deliver disaster recovery training and help craft and manage a maintenance program to ensure that your plan remains business relevant.