Re: [PEN-TEST] Disaster Recovery

[David Spinks <david.spinks () dspinks41 freeserve co uk>]

Tony

try going egroup UK-BCP wider than DR includes Emergency
Planning - Reputation Management and Business Continuity Planning.

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David Spinks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Tony" <>
To: <PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: 14 November 2000 04:01
Subject: [PEN-TEST] Disaster Recovery


> Members
>
> Does anyone know of a list serve that specializes in discussions
related to
> Disaster Recovery of mainframe/client-server systems. Seems like
when we
> think of IT security, disaster recovery is just not the current
hot topic.
> However, with the rapid deployment of national computer
applications that
> integrate with multiple data centers,  extranets, ISP's, VPN's,
etc..how do
> you plan for disaster recovery??  To me, this is just as big of
a computer
> security risk, as someone breaking into your computer systems.
Has it become
> to complex?  Are we just playing down the issue?  In the old
days with
> mainframe computers it was pretty straight forward..however
today..different
> story.
>
> In my current job, I am a firewall administrator and also head
up a team for
> the deployment of intrusion detection and penetration security
tools.  I am
> still baffled that no one in IT seems to care much about
disaster recovery.
> Maybe, I am just not hanging out with the right types of IT
folks.  However,
> I have worked for a number of companies and disaster recovery,
just does not
> seem to be an important issue when you think about computer
security.
>
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