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ue rb ac h P ub lis he rs , I nc or po ra te d. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed . 146 ◾ Information Security Fundamentals Introduction Organizations continue to take large-scale losses and even go out of business by not adequately planning for large-scale disasters that affect their ability to conduct business. When a disaster hits an area, its socioeconomic effects are compounded when the citizens of that area also end up out of work and not receiving a paycheck. These citizens often file civil lawsuits for damages. These lawsuits frequently cite management neglect and lack of disaster recovery (DR) planning as one of the reasons for seeking damages. Lawsuits like this often add to the postdisaster economic distress suffered by communities and businesses. Picou et al. (2004) stress that the negative effects of a disaster can damage com- munities and their citizens for a long time after the event. These communities struggle through postdisaster recovery and have a hard time being successful with their postdisaster recovery efforts. One of the most negatively impactful activities that slow down the recovery process is excessive postdisaster litiga- tion. Although many items contribute to this slow recovery, Picou et al. (2004) contend that “none are as debilitating as the litigation processes that… ensue to redress” (p. 1494) the negative socioeconomic effect experienced by the members of the community. Due to the heinous socioeconomic effect a disaster can bring to both an orga- nization and the community within a geographical region when its businesses are unprepared to recover from such an event, it is important to have necessary busi- ness continuity and DR plans in place. Background Many organizations voluntarily spend money and time attempting to design DR systems, processes, and methodologies that will enable them to continue business operations in the event of a disaster. To bring the appropriate systems up, it is important that organizations are able to contact the resources needed and that they have methods in place to ensure that resources can actually make it to the recovery area. Adding strong leadership roles for the responding resources is also of critical importance for successful DR postevent recovery (Biddinger 2007). Another necessary component of successful recovery is ensuring that informa- tion technology professionals spend time testing the hardware and equipment needed to make sure the organization can recover business critical systems in the time required as cited by the senior management. Before an event, organizations need to complete a business impact analysis (BIA) so that they clearly under- stand which systems need to be restored to maintain adequate enough business operations. There is currently a dearth of government regulation that requires business enti- ties to have robust business continuity and DR plans, strategies, and infrastructure Peltier, Thomas R.. Information Security Fundamentals, Auerbach Publishers, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=1375200. Created from apus on 2025-04-18 03:10:32. C op yr ig ht © 2 01