Security in Computing 5th Edition by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Charles P Pfleeger, Jonathan Margulies

Exercise 13

Answer Exercise for a political campaign instead of an airline.

Exercise

For an airline, what are its most important assets? What are the minimal computing resources it would need to continue business for a limited period (up to two days)? What other systems or processes could it use during the period of the disaster?

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Assets and Computing Resources of a Political Campaign

Assets are defined as possessions, something that is owned. For apolitical campaign, the assets are everything that it owns.

The assets of the campaign are listed below:

• Power generator facilities,

• Transportation facilities,

• Participating people or the mass gathering (supporters),

• Organizing committee,

• Fund raisers,

• Local government agencies such as fire services, medical services, water services and food services.