Assignment: Final Paper (Phase 4 of Final Project) for organization: Oracle Corporation - 3 pages/750 words

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Business Continuity Plan and disaster recovery plan Oracle Corporation

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Business Continuity Plan and disaster recovery plan

1. Q

The procedure that the business or an organization has to be followed to return to its initial operation after an interruption is referred to as the disaster recovery plan. Business and organizations are usually faced with some events which suddenly disrupts the usual functioning of the system. Such events are generally referred to as a disaster. When oracle corporation is faced with a disaster, its cloud infrastructure services are highly affected, resulting in complete failure of the benefits of Oracle corporation services. Apart from interfering with the cloud infrastructure, the occurrence of the disaster in the oracle corporation results in damages to the components of the network such as data, hardware among other devices the oracle corporation owns. Oracle corporation steps for data recovery plan include backups, redundant network infrastructure, and maintaining data centers at different geographical locations.

Some internal infrastructure systems of oracle corporations are usually backed up and can be restored when a disruption happens—redundant network infrastructure with DNS servers that route between primary and secondary network devices. The redundant infrastructure spreads the server to multiple host machines such that when disaster happens to one machine, the information is still safe.

Business continuity explains procedures which oracle corporation has to be put in place to achieve Oracle corporation's missions. Business continuity and data recovery plan are almost the same only difference are that business continuity focuses on the long-term problems that Oracle corporation can face.

2. Q

For an oracle to test a disaster recovery plan, the following has to be carried out.

State why the test is necessary. Choosing the purpose for oracle corporation testing disaster recovery plan is key in ensuring the success of the testing process. This is very important since it helps the oracle company set out the targets, which the company has to have achieved at the end of a data recovery plan testing process.

Provision of the description of the objectives of the test. Clearly outlining objectives that need to be achieved through the testing process is very vital in ensuring successful testing. Oracle corporation is supposed to make its objective for carrying out the disaster recovery plan. It should provide how they will measure the achievement of the goals of the company.

Explain the Oracle company management on tests and objectives and announce the testing process. The result of testing needs to be collected and evaluated. A determination of the implication of the result should be carried out and suggestions of the changes to be made. Notification of results should be shared and tank another disaster.

3. Q

Risk methodology

Risk budget information

The risk timelines

Categories of risks

Risk reporting format

Risk Impact and probability matrix

Information on risk tracking

Risk Impact and probability definition

4. Q

The overall risky strategy resistance of increases with the change in the management. Risk management typically designs risk strategies. They will always use their power to implement the strategy even when there is resistance. When the management changes, the resistance to implementing the strategy increases.

New management may not support the risk structure leading to its complete failure.

A successful strategy needs good governance; hence the change of management leads to inadequacy in the governance.

Uncertainty in the level in the strategy increases when company management changes. Change in the management makes it uncertain whether the strategy can be implemented or not.

Lack of understanding between the management team and project implementation team

Increases risk in the fund allocation toward the project. The new management usually does not understand the project thence, and they will bring in their project and deny funds to some continuing project.

5. Q

Cybersecurity technologies need to be included in the security plan to secure software. There has been a rising concern on cybersecurity where the cybercriminals have utilized an opportunity of low-security protection to send cyber attacks to organizations' information infrastructure. They attack using malware which causes harm to the performance and functioning of information systems. They mostly use social media to launch cyber-attacks, so it is essential to prevent the virus from being transmitted through the software during software development.

Security authentication is another key concept which needs to be included in the security plan. Developers should develop Different authentication methods should be developed to ensure that information is safeguarded from unauthorized access. During the software development process, there is a need to have a developed credential system to enhance the information system's security.

References

Bajgoric, N. (2014). Business continuity management: a systemic framework for implementation. Kybernetes.

Cook, J. (2015). A six-stage business continuity and disaster recovery planning cycle. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 80(3), 23.

Iqbal, M., & Munggaran, L. C. Backup Strategy for IT Disaster Recovery Plan Using Active Data Guard and NetBackup.

Snedaker, S. (2013). Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for IT professionals. Newnes.