Contingency planning guide for information technology systems : recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology / Marianne Swanson [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Swanson, Marianne

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Series:

NIST special publication ; 800-34.

NIST special publication. Computer systems technology

NIST special publication ; 800-34. Computer systems technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security--Standards--United States.

Computer security.

Electronic data processing--United States--Backup processing alternatives.

Electronic data processing.

Risk management--United States.

Risk management.

Electronic data processing--Backup processing alternatives.

Computer security--Standards.

United States.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : charts

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2002]

Summary:

The Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology (IT) Systems provides instructions, recommendations, and considerations for government IT contingency planning. Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover IT services after an emergency or system disruption. Interim measures may include the relocation of IT systems and operations to an alternate site, the recovery of IT functions using alternate equipment, or the performance of IT functions using manual methods. The information presented in this document addresses specific contingency planning recommendations and provides strategies and techniques common to desktops and portable systems, servers, Web sites, local area networks, wide area networks, distributed systems, and mainframe systems. The document also defines the following seven-step contingency process that an agency may apply to develop and maintain a viable contingency planning program for their IT systems. These seven progressive steps develop the contingency planning policy statement, conduct the business impact analysis (BIA), identify preventive controls, develop recovery strategies, develop an IT contingency plan, plan testing/training/exercises, and plan maintenance are designed to be integrated into each stage of the system development life cycle.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed February 20, 2003).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Contingency planning guide for information technology systems

OCLC:

51730713