Information security in the business continuity plan
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Chapter 17
Businesses use data networks in connecting with their key stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, and other business associates. Information is an integral aspect of any business and organization as it helps make important decisions for the prosperity and continuity of business. The information must be secured to avoid it running into the wrong hands, which can damage the information system in a business or organization. There are various security layers that are vital to an organization or business security plan policy, such as performing regular backups, implementing strong data security measures, and curbing internal threats.
Chapter 18
This chapter dwells more on the mitigating actions that will solve emergencies encountered at work and the recovery actions for small and contained damage records. Information security should be heightened in the storage rooms and during transit to keep the information safe from environmental threats to be readable upon arrival. The vital record can be stored in media storage, and regular backups performed to safeguard the data against loss. An example is backing up the information in magnetic media storage facilities. Data backup helps in retrieval incase the storage facilities are damaged.
Chapter 19
Vital records recovery is important to any organization or business. Curbing internal threats can help in safeguarding the information against unauthorized access. The records should be effectively retained in the storage facility, and easy accessibility and retrieval by only authorized personnel should be granted. Safeguarding the information against internal threats can be achieved by data encryption is a good security layer for protecting organizational data and information. An example of data encryption is installing passwords to organizations’ information systems to limit access to the data only to the authorized personnel (Wallace & Webber, 2018).
References
Wallace, M., & Webber, L. (2018). The disaster recovery handbook: a step-by-step plan to ensure business continuity and protect vital operations, facilities, and assets. New York, NY: AMACOM. ISBN-13: 978-0814438763