IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies Is Out Now

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81835) has announced the
addition of "IT Disaster Recovery Planning For Dummies" to their
offering.

- The U.S. Department of Labour estimates that 40 percent of
businesses hit with a disaster never reopen

- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, more and more
businesses have recognized the need for disaster planning for their
networks and IT

- Provides a much-needed road map for businesses who want to put a
technical disaster recovery plan in place, offering thorough,
easy-to-use guidelines and realistic strategies for emergency
preparedness, disaster management, and business continuity

- Shows how to set up plans, procedures, and resources that will
minimize disruption and ensure continuity if disaster strikes,
covering topics such as hot sites, cold sites, offsite storage, and
backup copies

Author Info:

Peter H. Gregory, CISA, CISSP, is the author of fifteen books on
security and technology, including Solaris Security (Prentice Hall),
Computer Viruses For Dummies (Wiley), Blocking Spam and Spyware For
Dummies (Wiley), and Securing the Vista Environment (O'Reilly).

Peter is a security strategist at a publicly-traded financial
management software company located in Redmond, Washington. Prior to
taking this position, he held tactical and strategic security
positions in large wireless telecommunications organizations. He has
also held development and operations positions in casino management
systems, banking, government, non-profit organizations, and academia
since the late 1970s.

He's on the board of advisors for the NSA-certified Certificate
program in Information Assurance & Cybersecurity at the University of
Washington, and he's a member of the board of directors of the
Evergreen State Chapter of InfraGard.

Contents:

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with Disaster Recovery.

Chapter 1: Understanding Disaster Recovery.

Chapter 2: Bootstrapping the DR Plan Effort.

Chapter 3: Developing and Using a Business Impact Analysis.

Part II: Building Technology Recovery Plans.

Chapter 4: Mapping Business Functions to Infrastructure.

Chapter 5: Planning User Recovery.

Chapter 6: Planning Facilities Protection and Recovery.

Chapter 7: Planning System and Network Recovery.

Chapter 8: Planning Data Recovery.

Chapter 9: Writing the Disaster Recovery Plan.

Part III: Managing Recovery Plans.

Chapter 10: Testing the Recovery Plan.

Chapter 11: Keeping DR Plans and Staff Current.

Chapter 12: Understanding the Role of Prevention.

Chapter 13: Planning for Various Disaster Scenarios.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 14: Ten Disaster Recovery Planning Tools.

Chapter 15: Eleven Disaster Recovery Planning Web Sites.

Chapter 16: Ten Essentials for Disaster Planning Success.

Chapter 17: Ten Benefits of DR Planning.

Index.

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81835

Research and Markets
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
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