Chapter 8, Problem 6DQ

Program Plan Intro

System vulnerability:

• When huge data amounts are been kept in electronic form, it becomes susceptible to many threats.
• The information systems in many locations are been interconnected through communication networks.
• The unauthorized access can occur at many access points in network and is not limited to single location.
• The data flowing over networks could be accessed; valuable information could be stolen while transmission or data could be altered without authorization.
• The denial-of-service attacks are launched by intruders to disrupt website operations.
• Internets are vulnerable than internal networks as it is open to everyone.

Program Plan Intro

Business continuity plan:

• A business continuity plan provides a roadmap for continuation and restoration of critical functions after disaster event.
• It includes functions and tasks to be performed after and before the event.
• The details of sites should be designed and included properly.
• It denotes process of system creation for prevention as well as recovery to deal with threats to a company.
• The event that could create a negative impact on operations is been included in the plan.