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BUSINESS

CONTINUITY

PLAN BY JASMINE SERENI

DISASTER

Business continuity is defined as a
RECOVER
comprehensively managed effort to

PLANING
prioritize key business processes,
identify significant threat to normal

operation.
D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y P l a n s h o u l d b e

p r e p a r e d b y t h e D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y
It also include plan mitigation
C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h s h o u l d i n c l u d e
strategies to ensure effective and
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m a l l c r i t i c a l
efficient organizational response to the
d e p a r t m e n t s .
challenges that surface during and
I t ’ s n o t j u s t c a t a s t r o p h i c e v e n t s
after a crisis.
s u c h a s h u r r i c a n e s , e a r t h q u a k e s

a n d t o r n a d o e s , i n c i d e n t s s u c h a s
This plan will ensure that the business
c y b e r - a t t a c k s , e q u i p m e n t f a i l u r e s
records are protected. To prevent a
a n d e v e n t e r r o r i s m t h a t c a n b e
disaster from damaging the business
c l a s s i f i e d a s d i s a s t e r s .
records, organization must first
C o m p a n i e s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s
recognize the potential disasters
p r e p a r e b y c r e a t i n g d i s a s t e r
examples, flood, thunderstorm, cyber-
r e c o v e r y p l a n s t h a t d e t a i l a c t i o n s
attack, deletion, and more.
t o t a k e a n d p r o c e s s e s t o f o l l o w t o

r e s u m e m i s s i o n - c r i t i c a l f u n c t i o n s
q u i c k l y a n d w i t h o u t m a j o r l o s s e s

i n r e v e n u e s o r b u s i n e s s .

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