Disaster Recovery Plan
Template
Business Continuity Plan
ISO 27000 ( formerly ISO 17799 ) - Sarbanes-Oxley - HIPAA
- PCI-DSS Compliant
This 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.
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St. Peters, St. Charles may team up for disaster relief (St. Charles Journal)
The cities of St. Peters and St. Charles could soon work together to ensure that their residents are covered in the event of a natural disaster by teaming up to provide relief. -
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Helping producers who have farms hit by natural disaster - one fence at a time (The Prairie Star)
When Mother Nature devastates an area, leaving farmers and ranchers with big messes and big losses, the Giving Back Foundation is there to help. -
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A script for disaster: Quake scientists detail projected impact of 'Big One' in S. Calif. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LOS ANGELES - The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are shaking like a bowl of jelly. -
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PLANNING FOR A DISASTER (Macon Chronicle-Herald)
A tabletop exercise was held yesterday at the First Christian Church in Macon to assist the Macon County Health Department to better prepare for disasters involving public health emergencies. The scenario for the disaster involved a tornado going through the middle section of Macon causing major damage to the school and a nursing home. Approximately 30 individuals joined in the exercise. Some of ... -
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Planning, practice prepare area hospitals (The News-Press)
Hurricane trivia: For how many days must hospitals be self-sustaining in case of an emergency? -
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Disaster Planning Efforts Inadequate Among Older Adults (Centre Daily Times)
A hurricane strikes the coastline. A tornado hits the heartland. A flood inundates a riverside city. The results can be catastrophic, especially for the thousands of older adults who call the affected community home. One way to mitigate the damage is to have a recovery plan in place before disaster strikes. Unfortunately, according to a new survey from The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ... -
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Disaster Planning Efforts Inadequate Among Older Adults (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HARTFORD, Conn.----A hurricane strikes the coastline. A tornado hits the heartland. A flood inundates a riverside city. The results can be catastrophic, especially for the thousands of older adults who call the affected community home. -
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Va. woman documents disaster with her camera (USA Today)
They're hard to spot among the dozens of pictures of mangled trees, upside-down cars and shredded homes that fill up Patricia Chappell's camera. -
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Parenting: How to make your day-care safer during a disaster (The Alexandria Town Talk)
NEW YORK (AP) — It's hard enough for parents to say goodbye to their kids at drop-off time at preschool or the baby sitter's house. Add in the threat of a disaster, and the thought of being unable to reach them can make things scary. -
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Emergency drills test response planning (The Trenton Times)
LAWRENCE--Emergency personnel will conduct disaster drills on Rider University's campus in Lawrence this morning and at Trenton-Mercer Airport on Saturday, May 31. -
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