Practical Industrial Cybersecurity

Chapter 11Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
   • Describe key components of a Business Continuity Plan
   • Describe key components of a Disaster Recovery Plan
   • Define alternate site options for Business Continuity Plans
2. Describe Common System Backup and Restore options, advantages and disadvantages
   • Be aware of the different backup and restore options available for securing the organization's important data
   • Describe how cloud storage integrates with organizational disaster recovery plans

Introduction

A disaster can be defined as an event that creates disruptions in the operation of the organization's processes that adversely affect its productivity and profitability and require recovery efforts to correct. Organizations must be able to continue operations despite all types of small emergencies and large disasters to ensure the health and continuation of the organization.

Modern enterprises are so dependent on their communications infrastructure that “the network” is one of the most important components of any organization's continuity plan. Lost data translates into system downtime, wasted production, customer dissatisfaction, and a reduction in company earnings.

Although preventive measures are always the preferred tool to use against possible disasters, they cannot guarantee that system recovery will never be necessary. Therefore, ...