Re: Disaster Recovery Plan

["steve" <securityfocus () delahunty com>]

Check out this template:
http://www.e-janco.com/DRP.htm

What you really need to do is to perform some form of a Business Impact
Analysis.  Writing the plan requires that input.

Some good resources here:
http://www.npanet.org/public/marketplace_businesscontinuity.cfm

Disaster Recovery Dos & Don'ts: How to plan for worst-case scenarios
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci835644,00.html

Get a Secure Grip on Continuity Planning
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci831131,00.html

Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry
www.fema.gov/library/bizindex.shtm

Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry  (Adobe PDF version)
www.fema.gov/pdf/library/bizindst.pdf

Global Portal for Business Continuity
www.globalcontinuity.com

Disaster Recovery Institute
www.drii.org

Association of Contingency Planners
www.acp-international.com

Contingency Planning Research
www.contingencyplanningresearch.com

Disaster Recovery Journal
www.drj.com

Contingency Planning and Management
www.contingencyplanning.com

Business Contingency Preparedness
www.businesscontingency.com

Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance
www.sba.gov/disaster



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ka55ad" <ka55ad () gmail com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:53 AM
Subject: Disaster Recovery Plan


Although this might be slightly off topic, I was wondering if anyone
could give me some suggestions for some disaster recovery plans. Right
now we are a small place (less than 50 employees total), and I am not
comfortable with the current Disaster Recovery plan (it was created
before I came on board). It basically involves performing a master
backup on tape once a month and then doing a differential backup every
week night. We have 2 sets of differential tapes that we keep off site
and alternate every week, but the masters are not kept off site.

I am working with a very limited budget. Can anyone recommend a good
solution that will ease my worries? Thanks.

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