Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Masterclass

Course Description

Disasters of all sizes are almost a daily occurrence in organizations that depend on Information Systems. Some disasters are preventable and others require mitigation. But in all cases, business disruption is becoming a greater and continuing threat to normal business operations. The threats are not only external such as natural disasters, pandemics, fire or security breaches, but also internal, such as computer hardware or software failures.The damage from these disasters, small or large, could cripple organization, suspend operational business processes and disrupt business flows. The result is not only financial loss but also damage to the organization's reputation as a reliable provider or business partner.This course defines a solid foundation in disaster recovery and business continuity principles, including risk analysis, threat assessment, business impact analysis, disaster recovery plan preparation, disaster recovery and business continuity policies and procedures including the security aspects disaster recovery.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the courses the participants will be able to

• Place business continuity management and disaster recovery planning within the organizational context
• Incorporate business continuity and disaster recovery into the organization’s policies creating specific policies governing Disaster Recovery Planning and business continuity planning
• Create and define the disaster recovery, business continuity and security strategies to mitigate organizational disaster
• Conduct a business impact analysis and threat assessment
• perform business impact analysis to identify business value and priorities
• identify and respond to organizational risk
• Organize and manage responses to incidents and emergencies
• Understand the security aspects of business continuity planning including security policies
• Evaluate current back up and restore technologies for Disaster Recovery Planning including virtualization