Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
External
Influences
Affect on External
Influences
• Vendors
• Partners
• Customers
Internal
Operations
Internal
Feedback
Influences
Network
Operations
Business
Operations
Security
Operations
Random
Influences
Figure 8.15
Disaster management: a nonlinear cause-effect model.
ther, identify what aspects the organization may influence (e.g., vendor agreements).
Finally, identify what aspects the organization has no control over and prepare con-
tingency plans so that at least the organization can control its response.
8.16
Backup and recoery
With respect to information technology,
backup
is the act or process of making a
secondary copy of information in the event adverse circumstances destroy, corrupt,
or otherwise render unusable the primary media.
Recovery
is the act or process of
restoring the secondary copy to production. Backup and recovery are operational
constructs within the IA
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A comprehensive view of data backup and recovery includes:
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Business/technical drivers
Compliance requirements
Policy
Define backup and recovery strategy
Roles and responsibilities
Operations
Backup and recovery procedures (tactics)
Performance metrics (i.e., SLAs)
Secure backup process and backup media management
Secure recovery process
