A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a highly organised documented strategy that “describes how an organisation can quickly resume work after an unplanned incident”. It is an essential part of a business continuity plan (BCP), assisting the company in the recovery of system functionality and data loss so everything can perform perfectly in the aftermath of an incident.
Typically, disaster recovery planning involves an analysis of business processes and continuity needs. Before generating a detailed plan, an organisation often performs a business impact analysis (BIA) and risk analysis (RA) and establishes recovery objectives.
It is clear that a DRP is an essential that every company must have at their disposal. Ultimately, a DRP can save a company from disaster both by providing a recovery plan that is quick and efficient
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Careful consideration of disaster recovery planning in the areas of perimeter defense, IDS, virus protection, patches, host configurations, vulnerability scanning and remediation will enable security personnel to effectively prepare for recovery operations while keeping the foremost threat mitigating practices in mind.
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