8 Disaster Recovery Plan
This chapter covers
- Disaster Recovery
- The Disaster Recovery Plan
- Testing the Disaster Recovery Plan
- Disaster Recovery infrastructure
IT disruptions can significantly affect an organization's business continuity. Such disruptions may arise from equipment failures, human-made events (like security incidents), or natural events (such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes). When these disruptions occur, a Disaster Recovery (DR) protocol must be activated to restore essential systems, data, and operations to their normal state.
The disaster recovery protocol should follow a pre-approved plan known as the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). Cybersecurity professionals play a crucial role in designing, improving, and testing the DRP, as they are typically responsible for ensuring the availability of systems and data. They also contribute to implementing security measures to mitigate the risks associated with IT disruptions.