Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning Discussion Assignment 4

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TECHNICAL RECOVERY PLAN 4

Technical Recovery Plan

Leela Sushmitha Adusumilli

University of the Cumberlands

Bus Cont Plan & Disas Recov Plan

May 20, 2021

Technical Recovery Plan

There is a procedure that is useful in the creation of a technical recovery plan. First, there is the need to ensure that disaster risks have been identified and assessed. In Mount Sinai Hospital, there were many activities that are carried out there. Since it has been operational for a long time, there might be many disaster risks that could have taken place. Power is something that needs to be dealt with if there are power issues in the hospital. They need to assess the reason why the power blackout went on for that period and what was the main agenda of doing all that. Mount Sinai Hospital is one that has been there for a long time. Maybe the issue was that people were trying to obtain data and later some activities in the organization. It is not yet certain of what transpired. The best way of accessing the risk in this recovery plan is using the assets available and the system that they were using. It should be in order that all assets are checked to see if they are operating well, and the system has not interfered with its normal functioning. Every aspect should be assessed and, most importantly, how the patients were fairing with the loss of power. In identification and assessment, there should be ways in which staff members can be investigated to ensure not even one of them resulted in such activities. In this case, it was an activity that had happened in the whole of Manhattan, and therefore, even power and electricity individuals should be assessed (Damrauer et al. 2019).

The next step is to obtain the critical applications that could be damaged from the disaster. After determining the critical applications available, it is useful to identify those that need technical repair before they continue causing more harm. This step is where all the applications are tested to observe which one is usually behaving. It is also necessary to ensure that information and data loss is being investigated on the method they were altered or lost. It is very effective for applications to be safe; if not, the attacker may be using the data and information they will be generating onwards against them or for their own benefits. Competitors at times are the worst enemies and attackers, and that is why backing up information should be encouraged (Smith, 2012).

As the power went off, there was some information that was being processed, or rather, they awaited backing up. It means that they had not been acted upon, and thus when the lights went off, they disappeared. In this plan, there should be a different kinds of backup strategies that need to be used. First, they should be able to have a generator or any other machines that can assist when the power is off. They should secure their hospital and make it a safe place for patients to feel comfortable. Computers should undergo periodic and corrective maintenance. They should be able to take into consideration the fact they are being preserved against any attacks. Most hackers like hacking huge and strong systems when they are no power so that it can be effective, and no defense mechanism can come in their way. Multiple layer defense mechanism should be included in this technical disaster plan as it is inclusive of all available technologies required. A health facility is a crucial place that needs to secure its assets, data, and information to ensure that they keep patients details and information private. A technical disaster recovery plan in this situation is a crucial step that can save a lot of people. It can ensure they maintain a stable and well functional area to take care of their patients and clients (Pinta, 2011).

References

Damrauer, S. M., Chaudhary, K., Cho, J. H., Liang, L. W., Argulian, E., Chan, L., ... & Do, R. (2019). Association of the V122I hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis genetic variant with heart failure among individuals of African or Hispanic/Latino ancestry. Jama, 322(22), 2191-2202.

Pinta, J. (2011). Disaster recovery planning as part of business continuity management. Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 3(665-2016-44815), 55-61.

Smith, G. (2012). Planning for post-disaster recovery: A review of the United States disaster assistance framework.