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  • Incident Communition Policy RELEASED

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    Incident Communication Plan Policy Updated

    Incident Communition PolicyTo survive an incident such as a business interruption, security breach, or a product recall, organizations need more than a successful communication strategy - they need an incident communication plan.

    The overall objectives of an incident communications plan should be established at the outset. The objectives should be agreed upon, well understood, and publicized. For example, will the primary objective of the communications plan be for communications only to employees, and only during a disaster? Or is the intent to advise customers of interruptions to service? Or is it for investors and stockholders? Or regulatory agencies? Or is it some combination of these?

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    Top 10 Backup Best Practices

    Backup  Best Practices core of DR and BC Planning

    Available in MS Word and PDF formats

    10 Backup Best Practices - Rules of the Road for CIOs and DR/BC Managers Top 10 Backup Best Practices - Many CIOs want to improve their ability to recover from system failures and data loss, especially to protect themselves from - Continue reading

    Question that need to be answered are:

    • Is our data safe in transit and at rest?
    • What prevents hackers from gaining access to our data?
    • Is our data properly handled, stored, and deleted?
    • Who can access our data?
    • What are the benchmark measurements?
    • Is our data backup strategy compliant?
    • Will our recovery be successful?

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    Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short term data retention requirements (see also BYOD policy).
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    Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption MTPOD key to DR/BC success

    Disaster Recovery Business Contuintiy Topics

    The application of the Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPOD) concept means rethinking how a business impact analysis  is approached. While many DRP / BCP professionals start a business impact analysis - by gathering data from individual departments, MTPOD forces DRP / BCP professionals to first look at products and services. Disaster Recovery and Business continuity professionals should understand downtime tolerance, taking into account:

    • Customer expectations
    • Regulatory requirements
    • Reputational issues
    • Financial and operational impairment
    • Strategic consequences.

    With an understanding of MTPOD and cycle time, the business continuity professional can identify what is commonly accepted as the core output of the business impact analysis

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    Disaster Planning Business Continuity Job Descriptions

    Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Team defined with full job descriptions

    FR/BC management team job descriptionsMost organization have DRP and/or BCP Plan in place. The one area that there is lacking is the definition of responsibilities. To that end, Janco has created a unique set of job descriptions that define specific roles and responsibilities for individuals within the enterprise.

    The Disaster Recovery Business Continuity template has been purchased by over 2,500 enterprise world-wide in both the public and private sectors. 

    You have the option to just get the DR/BC Management team or all 326 plus job descriptions that are avaialble in the complete suite.  Each is 3 to 8 pages in length, meets all mandated requirements, and was recently updated to meet the latest technology requirements.

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    AI is the next step in DRP and BIA

    AI supports Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

    Artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role in Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

    Mitigation

    • AI can analyze historical data to identify vulnerable areas and assess risk factors.
    • AI can help in  creating hazard maps and predicting extreme events, aiding in proactive planning.

    Preparedness

    • AI-driven chatbots and virtual assistants can streamline communication between emergency responders, government agencies, and affected populations.
    • AI driven real-time data analysis can allow for better resource allocation and decision-making.

    Response - During disasters, AI can

    • Map, analyze, and model disaster zones to provide updated travel advisories.
    • Mobilize and locate stakeholders.
    • Assist disaster response teams by identifying resource deployment needs.
    • AI also improves coordination among stakeholders.

    Responce - During recovery AI can

    • Help assess damage, prioritize recovery efforts, and allocate resources efficiently.
    • Support and assist the decision support processes to aid in post-disaster recovery and business continuity management

    Overall, AI can contribute significantly to DRP and BCP risk reduction by enhancing prediction, response, and recovery efforts.

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