Backups of computer data are needed more today than ever before. In addition to common human error, our data is exposed to environmental hazards, equipment failure, and malicious attacks. The idea that disk mirroring within RAID technology is sufficient by itself to secure data is not well founded in the reality of information systems. Many [...]
Users are responsible for their own backup of critical data. Which method they choose is up to them, usually. More importantly, the consequences of choosing incorrectly may pose significant financial or safety issues. Or, the results may be inconsequential depending on the nature and importance of the data. Whether or not local hard drive data [...]
Working with law enforcement can be a help and a hindrance to routine business operations. In the event of a suspected cyber attack or other information systems-based crime, law enforcement can play a helpful and crucial role. The degree of helpfulness may depend on the size, nature, or complexity of the intrusion or breach. Due [...]
If the cost of insurance to recover lost revenue is lower than the cost of plans and capabilities that ensure revenue continuation, an organization may be tempted to simply purchase the insurance and stop the information systems continuity planning. I think that would be a mistake in nearly all cases. From our readings this week, [...]
Protecting businesses and more importantly the people who work and spend time in facilities against intrusions is an important and necessary activity. We usually think of larger organizations, universities, hospitals, government facilities, banks etc as needing protection systems. In my experience, smaller entities (under 1000) rarely have the time, motivation, money, or energy to draw [...]
After absorbing readings on protecting the information infrastructure (Platt), and a lecture and commentary (Miora) on physical security and government directives (to private sector), I’m left with that uneasy feeling that comes from government acronym overload and bureaucracy. We know that the National Incident Management System-NIMS (DHS 2004), has been declared by the DHS as [...]
Business continuity and disaster recovery planners should work together to understand the potential for health related pandemics and determine how combined strategies can help mitigate impacts to a business. A virus by any other name. Viruses are introduced into a host, spread via either standard or mutated means, and intend to do harm, either biological [...]
Are we more at risk for attacks and disasters today than we were in the past? Yes, I think we are. As a society it’s probably true primarily because of extraordinary changes in technology (increased reliance on complex interconnected systems), new and more bold motivations (human factors for attacks), and what I would describe as [...]
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