Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the many aspects involved in the operations of a secure environment. You studied business continuity and vendor support. Business continuity planning is the process of making decisions about how losses, outages, and failures are handled within an organization. Business impact analysis (BIA) includes evaluating the critical functions of the organization. This information is used to make informed decisions about how to deal with outages should they occur.

The issue of reliable service from utility companies, such as electricity and water, should be evaluated as part of your disaster recovery process. Addressing potential problems as part of your business decision making can prevent unanticipated downtime. ...

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