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Disaster Recovery Plan Template
Business Continuity Plan
ISO 27000 ( formerly ISO 17799 ) - Sarbanes-Oxley - HIPAA - PCI-DSS Compliant


Disaster Recovery Audit ProgamThis Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) can be used as a Disaster Planning template for any enterprise. The Disaster Recovery template and supporting material have been updated to be Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA compliant.  The Disaster Planning Template comes as a Word document and includes:

  • Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity Template

  • Business and IT Impact Analysis Questionnaire

  • Work Plan

  • Disaster Planning Audit Program

New are:

  • Compliance with ISO 27000 ( ISO 27001 and ISO 27002), Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA standards

  • Web Site Disaster Recovery Planning Form

  • Department Disaster Recovery Activation Workbook

    • Quick Reference Guide

    • Team Alert List (Form)

    • DRP Team Responsibilities

    • DRP Team Checklist

    • Critical Function(s) Definition

    • Normal Business Hour Response Procedures

    • After Hours Response Procedures

    • DRP Location(s) Definition

    • DRP Recovery Procedures

    • Notification Procedures

    • Notification Call List (Form)

  • Updated Business and IT Impact Analysis Questionnaire

  • Vendor Disaster Recovery Questionnaire

  • Vendor Phone List Form Updated

  • Key Customer Notification Form

  • Critical Resources to be Retrieved Form

  • Business Continuity Off-Site Materials Form

The premium edition contains 14 full job descriptions. They are:

  • Chief Information Officer

  • Chief Security Officer

  • Chief Compliance Officer

  • VP Strategy and Architecture

  • Director Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

  • Director e-Commerce

  • Manager Disaster Recovery

  • Manager Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

  • Disaster Recovery Coordinator

  • Disaster Recovery - Special Projects Supervisor

  • Manager Database

  • Capacity Planning Supervisor

  • Manager Media Library Support

  • Manager Site Management

The DRP template is over 200 pages and includes everything needed to customize the Disaster Recovery Plan to fit your specific requirement.  The electronic document includes proven written text and examples for the following major sections of a disaster recovery plan:

  • Plan Introduction

  • Business Impact Analysis - including a sample impact matrix

  • DRP Organization Responsibilities pre and post disaster - drp checklist

  • Backup Strategy for Data Centers, Departmental File Servers, Wireless Network servers, Data at Outsourced Sites, Desktops (In office and "at home"), Laptops and PDA's.

  • Recovery Strategy including approach, escalation plan process and decision points

  • Disaster Recovery Procedures in a check list format

  • Plan Administration Process

  • Technical Appendix including definition of necessary phone numbers and contact points

  • Job Description for Disaster Recovery Manager (3 pages long) - entire disaster recovery team job descriptions are available.

  • Work Plan to modify and implement the template.  Included is a list of deliverables for each task. (Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Assessment)

There is a extensive section that show how a full test of the DRP can be conducted.  It includes

  • Disaster Recovery Manager Responsibilities

  • Distribution of the Disaster Recovery Plan

  • Maintenance of the Business Impact Analysis

  • Training of the Disaster Recovery Team

  • Testing of the Disaster Recovery Plan

  • Evaluation of the Disaster Recovery Plan Tests

  • Maintenance of the Disaster Recovery Plan

Click on the link below to get the DRP/BC sample pages now and make it a part of your disaster recovery toolkit.

 

Testimonial - Dave Baker - City of Hamilton - I have found the DRP template invaluable!

Testimonial - Bob Rifenbury -MCSE/CCNA Lauch Testing Lab - The DRP Template saved me about 6 months of work!

Testimonial -  Kelly Keeler - Martin's Point Health Care - I have received and I began using the template immediately. IT IS GREAT! Made this process a snap for me. Cut my documentation time down from.  weeks to hours! This document has made, what began to be an overwhelming process turn into a snap!

Testimonial - Juan Stamos - Mexico City Corporation - We had a DRP in place, but needed a more user friendly structure.  The Disaster Recovery Template (Gold edition) has that structure.  It was very easy to quickly move our DRP into Janco's DRP Template -- a real added value.

* Update service is for 12 months unless it is purchased within 30 days of the purchase of the Template.  Janco reserves the right to validate purchase of the customer was made for the template.

 

This template is not for resale or re-distribution - Disaster Recovery Planning Template Disaster R

 

 

 

 

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FEMA Works with States Following Severe Storms and Tornados WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working closely with states impacted from the recent severe storms and tornados as they assess damages.  DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff has spoken with the governors of Oklahoma and Missouri, and both he and FEMA Administrator David Paulison are expected to travel to impacted areas on Tuesday, May 13. State and local resources currently are addressing the most immediate needs as federal resources support their efforts. -
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Disaster Recovery Center to Open Monday in Fort Kent

Augusta, Maine – Officials from Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Aroostook County to assist individuals and business owners impacted by the flooding that occurred beginning April 28. The center will be at:

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Registration with FEMA Begins Assistance Process

Augusta, Maine - Residents of Aroostook County who experienced flood damage need to register with FEMA to receive federal assistance, even if they have already called 211 or contacted the Red Cross. Those affected can apply at www.fema.gov or by calling toll-free 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week until further notice. Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY 1-800-462-7585.

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Federal Aid Programs for Oklahoma Disaster Recovery Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration for Oklahoma. -
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President Declares Major Disaster for Oklahoma WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the President declared a major disaster exists in the state of Oklahoma and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of April 9-28, 2008. -
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Federal Aid Programs for Maine Disaster Recovery Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration. -
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President Declares Major Disaster for Maine WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Maine to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe storms and flooding beginning on April 28, 2008, and continuing. -
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Mitigation in the Field: Flood Mapping the Yellowstone Montana's Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the contiguous United States, and a treasured national waterway. While much of its habitat and flow has remained unchanged, spring runoff has produced periodic flooding in communities that dot the river's course as it rolls eastward from the Absaroka Mountains to its confluence with the Missouri River in North Dakota. -
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Disaster Aid Reaches More Than $11.4 Million LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Federal disaster aid approved for Arkansans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred March 18 through April 28 has reached more than $11.4 million, state and federal disaster-recovery officials said today. -
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Mitigation Outreach Continues in Missouri JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A team of mitigation experts will be at home supply stores in Sikeston, Springfield and Republic. -
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