...Executive Summary Kudler Fine Foods was first established in 1998 with an objective strongly focused on providing its clients the opportunity to buy fresh ingredients used to make delicious cuisines. Since then, Kathy Kudler (founder) has opened two more locations to satisfy her target market’s thirst for her product(s). Although this small business expansion has increased the customer base and or revenue pursued by its owner, the induction of additional services provided has also slightly altered the projected operations plan and or business plan. Kudler Fine Food’s mission states that it will “provide its customers with the finest selected foodstuffs, wines, and related needs in an unparalleled consumer environment“(Apollo Group, 2008). In order for Kudler to meet the needs of the consumer at all times, administration has proposed a review of the companies operations and or communication plan(s) be reviewed for contingency of any unforeseen threats to daily operations. Scope To assist the company in their daily functions, Kudler Fine Foods stores information used to determine market conditions, customer demographics, individual store sales, employee demographics, payroll, administrative functions, and other human resource related information. A post review of Kudler’s fixed operations reveals the company is currently unprepared for any and all potential threats that may halt daily operations for an over-extended period. Potential threats that Kudler may face are: breach and...
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...Security and ICT Audit Assignment 2 12-11-2012 A business continuity plan is the totality of plans made to recover the business operations following a disaster. A disaster is an event that causes a significant and perhaps prolonged disruption in the system availability. In this case the disaster is a fire which burned the office to the ground. Nothing could be salvaged from the ashes. There are a few measures included in the Business Continuity Plan of this travel agency, in order to provide an effective response. In this way they are still able to serve their customers and to continue their business operations. One of the key elements of a BCP is to consider what processes are critical and how quickly they should be resumed. In this way, you know what processes should be given priority and which may be delayed. By taking the critical processes as a basis, you can identify the critical resources and record them in the BCP. Those are the resources that are absolutely necessary to run the critical processes at an acceptable level. Measures: * From an IT process perspective: * Back-ups of the entire IT environment should be created frequently and tested periodically. Databases may contain e.g. information regarding reservations/bookings made, booking history, client databases and destinations. IT applications used for operational activities may also be recovered. * It should be possible to replace the back-up on new IT equipment. * From a facilities...
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...restoration of business ops if significant disruptions occur BCP and DRP BIA stands for Business Impact Analysis MTD stands for Maximum Tolerable Downtime first step in building BC program Project initiation and management activites of project initiation and mgmt 1) obtain senior mgmt support 2) define a project scope, the objectives, to be achieved and planning assumptions 3) estimate the project resources needed (human and financial) 4) Define a timeline and major deliverables Senior leadership's two major goals 1) Grow the business 2) Protect the brand What are the risk to a corporation for not having BC/DRP? 1) Financial 2) Reputational 3) Regulatory Formula for calculating financial risk P * M = C P: Probability of harm M: Magnitude of harm C: Cost of prevention Prudent man rule exercise the same care in managing the company affairs as in managing one's own affairs 1. Which of the following is considered the most important component of the enterprisewide continuity planning program? c. Executive management support 2. During the threat analysis phase of the continuity planning methodology, which of the following threats should be addressed? a. Physical security b. Environmental security c. Information security d. All of the above d. All of the above 3. The major objective of the business impact assessment process is to: a. Prioritize time-critical business processes b. Determine the most appropriate recovery time objective for business processes c...
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...Microsoft ® Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance Case Study: Siemens Leading BPO targets savings of $1,400 per agent per year through application virtualization. The Challenge: Siemens Information Processing Services wanted to manage its PC fleet, along with the two main problems that the company had been facing—underutilization of desktops and high maintenance costs. The SoluTion: Company overview: SIPS implemented Microsoft® SoftGrid® Application Virtualization, a solution that delivers applications to desktops without installing the application. The ReSulTS: • • • • • $1,400 per agent per year in savings Hot desking facility Increased desktop utilization Improved security Business continuity and agility Challenges Siemens Information Processing Services (SIPS) was facing challenges in terms of underutilization of desktops and high maintenance costs. 1. Inefficient usage of desktop was resulting in high cost of operations. Desktops were not shared across processes because resources were already predefined to the processes. In case of high demand, desktops which otherwise are kept idle in that particular shift of operation cannot be used because the applications are not installed. This results in inefficiency of operation, inability to cope with sudden rise in demand and hence loss of money. 2. High level of attrition of the BPO Agents was increasing security risks due to manual/physical requirement of deleting applications and...
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...door opening or a person entering the datacenter. CCTV System: DBBL is using CCTV systems to monitor the building premises. Cameras and software are being used to monitor and record all type of activities. Building Management System: DBBL’s Building Management System is managing the building site with and collects, organizes and distributes in real-time critical alerts, surveillance video and key information and provides a unified view of complex physical infrastructure environments from anywhere on the network. It covers company-wide multi-vendor physical infrastructure: racks, power, cooling, security, and environment. It can also detect water inside the datacenter and generates alarm. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan: The continuity of the business and services are vital for both the customers andemployees. It is acknowledged that disaster can happen. Keeping this in mind, our overall goals are to: * Reduce the impact of any kind of disaster by having a contingency plan. * Be prepared to face and handle any imaginable and un-imaginable disasters. * Minimize the adverse effects of imaginable disasters by taking preventive measures. * Avoid chaos by creating awareness among key employees so...
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...APPLICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM BY SOUTHEAST BANK LIMITED 1.0 Introduction Information systems are essential for conducting day-to-day business in the most advanced countries in the world, as well as achieving strategic business objectives. Entire sectors of the economy are nearly inconceivable without substantial investments in information systems. E-commerce firms such as Amazon, eBay, Google, and E-Trade simply would not exist. Today’s service industries—finance, insurance and real estate, as well as personal services such as travel, medicine, and education—could not operate without information systems. Similarly, retail firms and manufacturing firms require information systems to survive and prosper. 1.1 Objective of the report The main purpose of this report is to have a clear idea about the application of information system by banking system of Bangladesh. For this reason we select Southeast Bank Limited. 1.2 Methodology and Data Collection Of the two ways of data sources (primary and secondary) we have used only secondary sources as follows: • Text books, • Investigation report, • Previous researches related to the topic, • Journals, newspaper, indices data and • Electronic sources (Internet) 1.3 Scope of the report The reader of the report will find the answer of the following questions after reading this report; ➢ What is an information system? ➢ What makes information system so essential today...
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...reduce the risk and uses risk mitigation to identify threats to business processes and data systems. A business impact analysis (BIA) is an analysis of the business as a whole to determine what kinds of events will have an impact on what systems. 2. A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) establishes an emergency operations center (EOC) as an alternate location from which the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) / DRP will be coordinated and implemented, names an EOC manager, and determines when that manager should declare an incident a disaster. A BCP is designed to help an organization to operate during and after a disruption, covers all functions of a business, and generally includes only mission-critical systems. 3. Purpose and scope, assumptions and planning principles, system description and architecture, responsibilities, notification or activation phase, recovery and reconstitution phases, training, testing, maintenance, DRPs, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) Plans, and Risk Assessments. 4. The main difference is that a DRP is a plan to get the business back up and running from backup tapes and equipment in the event of a disaster and a BCP is a plan to continue critical business functions until the network and business is back up to 100% from an event. 5. A risk assessment and BIA are used to identify and evaluate risks based on importance or impact of severity to the business’ processes and data systems and what kind of events will have...
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...PA2 EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT 2011/2012 Effective Date: December 2011 This document is the property of: CGA-Canada 100-4200 North Fraser Way Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5J 5K7 Phone: 604 669-3555 Fax: 604 689-5845 www.cga.org/canada Updated: April 18, 2011 CGA-Canada PA2 Examination Blueprint 2011/2012 Table of Contents About the Examination Blueprint ......................................................................................................................... 2 PA2 Examination ................................................................................................................................................... 2 PA2 Course ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Prerequisite Courses for the PA2 Examination .................................................................................................. 3 Competency Weightings ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Examination ................................................................................................................................ 5 Examination Competency Coverage ..................................................................................................................... 6 Scoring Model and Evaluation of Candidate Performance .......
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...Introduction: DLIS has decided to develop a business continuity plan (BCP) with the full support of management. Instructions: DLIS business continuity plan will come into effect as soon as all elements meet specific guide lines and have been tested. Scope: DLIS will build and maintain a business continuity plan to insure operations will continue in the event of a single point of failure. Objective: DLIS has a warm site located 50 miles from the head quarter office ready to conduct business with a fully mirrored system and minimum staffing available in case of an unplanned interruption or disaster should occur. System Description and Architecture: The BCP for DLIS will identify critical business functions that need to remain operational during a disruption * 50 file servers * 12 databases * Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP) * Electronic Funds Transfer software (EFT) DLIS Mission: To receive, edit, and route logistics transactions for the Military Services and Federal Agencies to provide value added services for standard MILS transactions provide information about anything, anywhere, anytime, anyway, to anyone in the DoD and Federal Logistics Community. * Army * Navy * Marines * Air Force, Defense Agencies * NATO/Allies Alert/Notification/Activator Procedures: The BCP coordinator for DLIS will declare the notification/activation phase and notify all team leads. Team leads will be responsible...
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...Effects of a Business Continuity Plan on Information Systems Ronald E. Stamm Jr. ISYS 204 Professor Choi October 6th, 2011 Abstract Since the dawn of the new millennium, as more and more companies are becoming more technologically savvy, they have been coming to the realization that there is a need to protect that data somehow. These companies seek out IT professionals who help them create Business Continuity Plans. These Business Continuity Plans help companies better safeguard and effectively retain their essential data in the case of a catastrophic failure of their network infrastructure. In this essay, I will be discussing the different intricacies of a Business Continuity Plan and how to effectively build one to suit the needs of the individual company. The Effects of a Business Continuity Plan on Information System A frog if put in cold water will not bestir itself if that water is heated up slowly and gradually and will in the end let itself be boiled alive, too comfortable with continuity to realize that continuous change at some point may become intolerable and demand a change in behavior. (Handy, 1990) There have been so many companies over the years that have failed due to lack of a proper Business Continuity Plan. Taking the time and utilizing the correct resources to create a Business Continuity Plan can easily counteract this. In this essay, I will provide an example of a few companies who did not have proper Business Continuity Plans and how...
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...Assessment Worksheet Perform Business Continuity Plan Implementation Planning Course Name & Number: ______________________________________________________________ Student Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Instructor Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Lab Due Date: _______________________________________________________________________ Overview The instructor will lead the class in discussions pertaining to a business continuity plan. Key elements of a business continuity plan starting with a risk analysis, business impact analysis, and alignment of critical business functions and processes will be discussed. Students will craft a business continuity implementation plan outline as part of this lab’s deliverables. Lab #6 Assessment Questions & Answers 1. What is the different between a risk analysis (RA) and a business impact analysis (BIA)? 2. What is the difference between a Disaster Recovery Plan and a Business Continuity Plan? Copyright © 2013 Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com -58All Rights Reserved. Current Version Date: 02/11/2012 Student Lab Manual 3. Typically, a business continuity plan is also a compilation or collection of other plans. What other plans might a BCP and all supporting documents include? 4. What is the main difference between a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)? 5. What is the...
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... Week of 4/17/13 Starts on pg 146 Project- search SSCP CBK on the library under 24/7 Each of the 7 domains, vulnerabilities in each, security used in each to control, For lab 5--- Make 4 types of connections. 2 secure 2 not secure. telnet, securenet, ssh, and ftp. Will need 3 machines. Student, Target, ubuntu 1 Wireshark setting to capture a file in promiscuous mode on student. Do an FTP to target windows. Command prompt from student to ubuntu. Try to log in. Do questions. Question 9, focus on SSH and what traffic you are getting. Assignments— Week of 5/1/13 Acronyms- Pg263 BCP- Business Continuity Plan DRP- Disaster Recovery Plan Pg266 BIA- Business Impact analysis Pg256 SRE ARO ALE Pg258 Dealing with risk BCP A plan designed to help an organization continue to operate during and after a disruption Covers all functions of a business, IT systems, facilities, and personnel Generally includes...
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...Ford 10/26/2013 Business Continuity Implementation Planning A Business Continuity Plan is “a plan for how to handle outages to IT systems, applications and data access in order to maintain business operation. A Business Impact Analysis is a prerequisite analysis for a Business continuity plan that prioritizes mission critical systems, applications and data and the impact of an outage or downtime.” (Kim. 2012. Pg.478) Every organization faces risk. Sometimes risk is measurable and predictable, and other times it is not. For example, a lawn care company knows that it has a seasonal business. There is some unpredictability in the seasons in that you do not know for sure if it is going to be a “wet” spring or a “dry” spring, or a hot summer or a cooler summer and so on. However, at least in the Midwest, a lawn care company can pretty well determine that we will have winter, spring, summer and fall. Additionally, it is predictable that the grass will need mowing from about mid to late March all the way through November. So, there is a small risk that it may start a little later and/or end a little sooner, but on the average it is fairly predictable. Other organizations have much greater risk inherent in their organizations. For example, a small stock brokerage firm may lose its entire business if stocks take the type of tumble that they did in 1998. (I personally know of some small firms that did just that – many family firms that had been in business for over 60 years.) Just...
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...Policy | Exit Criteria | Third Party Risk Assessment | Deliverables | - Third Party Risk Results - High Risk Vendor Management Report | Tailoring Guidelines | Tailoring is not applicable for this procedure | Role | Tasks | Corporate Functional SME | The Corporate Functional SME reviews the Third Party Risk assessment results for their area of expertise (Business Continuity, Financial, CISS, Brand and Marketing, Privacy and Reputational Risk). | Vendor Relationship Manager | The Vendor Relationship Manager (VRM) evaluates and rates areas of risk associated managing a third party relationship. | Financial Intelligence Dept. (FID) | Monitors Third Party Risk Assessment due dates Receives and reviews Third Party Risk Assessments from VRMs Records the Risk Assessment results to the Vendor Database Reports vendors with high residual risk and those we are unable to rate Reports delinquent third part risk assessments Reports data shared with vendors and breeches of data | Business Unit Senior Management | Reviews and approves high risks | Step | Action | Responsible | 1. | Identify Risk Assessments Due Current Month The FID monitors ongoing third party relationships based on a risk category (High/Medium/Low) and resulting review schedule assigned during the previous assessment. Immediate assessments are performed when any changes in a third party relationship...
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...Risk Management Plan Project Name: IS305 Project Manager: Paul Bettinger Date: October 1, 2013 RISK management PLAN INTRODUCTION 2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 2 RISK MANAGEMENT PLANNING 3 RISK MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS 6 RISK MANAGEMENT TIMELINE 7 MITIGATION PLAN Introduction 8 Cosiderations 8 Prioritizing 9 Cost benefit analysis 10 Implementation 11 Follow-up 11 Buisness impact analysis Introduction 12 Scope 12 PURPOSE AND objectives 13 Steps of bia 13 final review 15 BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN Introduction 16 oBJECTIVES 16 BCP PLANNING 17 PLAN UPDATES AND TRAINING 21 computer incident response team Introduction 22 Purpose 22 elements of the plan 23 incident handling process 23 cirt members 23 detection 24 containment 24 recovery and review 24 cirt policies 25 FINAL THOUGHT RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION A risk management plan is a process for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks that could cause the company a loss. Identifying these risks, threats and vulnerabilities and taking action to prevent or control them now and in the future. Creating a risk management consists of measuring and prioritizing risks involved and taking actions to reduce any loss the company may encounter. Being that indirectly we work with the Department of Defense, which as you knows is a department of the United States Government dealing with national security, a well-developed risk management plan is of the upmost importance. Without updating...
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