Components & Contingency Planning for an Organization.
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Q1. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Learning Objective: Describe major components of contingency planning.
Assignment Requirements
Write an informational paper that includes the following.
- Describe business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery planning (DRP).
- How are BCP and DRP different? When are they implemented?
- Discuss hot, warm, and cold sites. Why are they important? When are they called into action?
Submission Requirements
· Format: Microsoft Word
· Font: Arial, 12-Point, Double- Space
· Citation Style: APA
Q2. Evaluate a Contingency Plan
Learning Objective: Evaluate a Contingency Plan for a business organization or government agency.
Assignment Requirements
Remember, contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover IT services following an emergency or system disruption.
Browse Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems (NIST SP 800-34) and review the interim contingency planning procedures developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- Evaluate the EPA’s document with respect to the NIST SP 800-34.
- Does it appear to you that the EPA followed NIST’s guidance? That is, big picture and not every detail.
- What are some the contingency plan controls (CPs) did the EPA address?
- Conclude with your opinion of following establish procedures. (e.g., benefit or drawbacks)
Submission Requirements
· Format: Microsoft Word
· Font: Arial, 12-Point, Double- Space
· Citation Style: APA
· Length: 2–3 pages (plus a cover sheet)
