Disaster recovery planning for communications and critical infrastructure / Leo A. Wrobel, Sharon M. Wrobel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wrobel, Leo A. (Leo Anthony)

Contributor:

Wrobel, Sharon M.

Series:

Artech House telecommunications library.

Artech House telecommunications series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication systems--Security measures--Planning.

Telecommunication systems.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Artech House, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Addressing the vulnerabilities in today's critical infrastructure to natural disasters and terrorism, this practical book describes what public safety and other officials need to do to protect should be doing to pipelines, power plants, telecommunications, and other essential services before the unthinkable happens. The book explains how to maintain command and control in any disaster, and how to predict the probability of those disasters. Written by two highly regarded experts in the field, this one-of-a-kind guidebook shows how to simplify risk assessments and emergency response procedures to disasters affecting our critical national and local infrastructure. Publisher abstract.

Contents:

Why do we need recovery plans?

The concept of 4Ci: command and control in a disaster

What are we planning for?

Case studies and examples of quantifying risk of natural disasters to critical infrastructure

Satellite communications for 4Ci

Justifying and funding the planning effort

Unique vulnerabilities in telecommunications networks

Stability Services Inc. (SSI) disaster recovery plan

Other references

Directory of disaster recovery information sources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781523117093

1523117095

9781596934696

1596934697

OCLC:

434586649