cis35 on line discussion quest short anwser

CIS359 on line Discussions week 6

• From the first and second e-Activities, Consider the following scenario: Your employer, a small-business owner, has indicated she believes that rather than planning to recover from a disaster, it makes more sense to simply open a new business and start anew. As a security professional and proponent of disaster recovery, formulate a list of your top five concerns with this statement and explain each. Be sure to indicate how and why you believe these concerns are relevant for a small business. Justify your response.
• Suppose you received pushback from your Board of Directors while trying to explain the necessity of a disaster recovery plan (e.g., due to costs, administrative overheard, etc.). Outline the main points and with a rationale for each that can be used to persuade the Board of Directors into believing that a plan really is necessary.

QUESTION 2

• Select two disaster scenarios (e.g., large-scale power outage, flood, earthquake, etc.) to compare and contrast, and explain how an implemented DR plan would differentiate when preparing for and dealing with these disasters.
• Explain how the report structure and organization could help the overall recovery efforts in a disaster, and determine whether or not you believe the organization of large plans is a key consideration for plan creators and management. Provide a rationale for your answer.

E-ACTIVITY

• Read the SearchSMBStorage.com article titled “Choosing a disaster recovery service provider for SMBs,” located here.

• Listen to the SearchStorage UK, FAQ podcast titled “Disaster recovery planning services for small and medium size enterprises,” (11 min 27 s). Podcast Source: Computer Weekly. (2010, February). “Disaster recovery planning services for small and medium size enterprises,” [Audio file]. Podcast retrieved from http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Disaster-recovery-planning-services-for-small-and-medium-size-enterprises. This podcast can be downloaded here.