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book Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow cover

Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
book Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow cover

Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
Exercise 1

Define the Attributes of an Effective DRP

1. .Develop a DRP for an elementary school to respond to the building catching fire. Remember that the DRP must address the following concerns:

? It’s practical. Include useful information. Leave out unnecessary information.

? It’s understandable. Test instructions before implementing them.

? It’s accessible. Give copies to all concerned individuals, offices, and service points.

? It’s kept current. Revise pages as needed.

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Attributes of an effective DRP

1. The given scenario describes a building on fire situation for an elementary school for which a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) needs to be developed.

Steps to formulate a simple DRP for such a situation are outlined below:

• Prepare an outline of a fire plan. Justify the importance of various elements that must be saved in order of importance. Also describe critical files that must be saved by special tasks assigned to select staff members. There must also be periodic and extensive fire drills to train the staff and students of the situation beforehand.


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