In many companies, the promotion of the disaster recovery planning and business continuity planning is seen as being the responsibility of the Information Technology department. Most management thinks that this is the right place for this planning and execution because they perceive that these are IT issues. While it is true that IT plays an important role in the restoration of services and business processes following a disastrous incident, that is necessarily the right place to place these important topics.
It doesn’t seem right that IT has to be prepared to plan a major role and also fight for the funds to make all of this happen.
Recently, we were working with a foreign Federal Bank and their approach makes a lot of sense. They have formed a steering committee to, not only overseer the continued development of the plans but also to ensure that the funds are in place and that management understands and participates in the continued development.
New Disaster Possibilities
Here are two disaster possibilities that we didn’t have to consider in the past:
1. Person leaving the company
The issue here is how to get them off the security books quickly. While all companies know that former employees should not have access, both physical and logical, as they once enjoyed. But many companies do not have a system in place for HR to notify IT and Security to remove clearances. And the problem is much worse if the departure is quick (fired).
2. New-Drug companies
Here’s a disaster in the making that you may not have considered. When a new drug is approved, lots of employees make so much money with their stock options that they leave the company. And their knowledge goes with them. This can be as many as 40% of the staff of the company.
1. Person leaving the company
The issue here is how to get them off the security books quickly. While all companies know that former employees should not have access, both physical and logical, as they once enjoyed. But many companies do not have a system in place for HR to notify IT and Security to remove clearances. And the problem is much worse if the departure is quick (fired).
2. New-Drug companies
Here’s a disaster in the making that you may not have considered. When a new drug is approved, lots of employees make so much money with their stock options that they leave the company. And their knowledge goes with them. This can be as many as 40% of the staff of the company.
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