Contingency planning
Organizations need to protect their networks and IT infrastructure from total failure. Contingency planning is the process of putting in place interim measures to allow for quick recovery from failures and at the same time limit the extent of damage caused by the failures. This is the reason why contingency planning is a critical responsibility that all organizations should undertake.
The planning process involves the identification of risks that the IT infrastructure is subject to and then coming up with remediation strategies to reduce the impact of the risks significantly.
No matter how comprehensive an organization’s prevention measures are, it is impossible to eliminate all risks, and so organizations must come to the realization that they could one day wake to a disaster that has occurred and caused severe damage. They must have sound contingency plans with reliable execution plans and reasonably scheduled updating schedules. For contingency...