Organization IT and Security Systems: Disaster Recovery

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Within the systems support and security phase, IT personnel maintains, enhances, and protects the system1. Security controls safeguard the information system from external and internal threats. A well-constructed system has to be secure, scalable, reliable, and maintainable. Systems support and security implements vital protection as well as maintaining services for software, hardware, along with enterprise computing systems, corporate IT infrastructure, networks, and transaction processing systems. The system support and security group enforces and monitors the physical and the electronic security software, procedures, and hardware.
Managing systems support and security consists of three main concerns: user expectations, system performance, and security requirements1. Procedural security, commonly known as operational security, consists of managerial policies and controls that ensure secured operations. Procedural security represents how certain tasks are to be performed, such as large-scale data backups which occur on a daily basis to emails being stored. Procedural security also consists of safeguarding certain procedures which can be valuable to attackers. Procedural security should be supported by upper management and fully explained to all staff1. The organization most definitely should supply training to explain such procedures and supply reminders from time to time which will ensure security is a priority.
Each system should must condition for data backup as well as recovery. Backup relates to copying data at scheduled intervals, or continuously. Recovery refers to restoring data and restarting a system after it has been interrupted. An overall backup and recovery plan which prepares for potential disasters is referred...

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...ns. Cloud based solutions are considered a better viable solution when it comes to smaller organizations with limited IT budgets. Cloud based recovery solutions enables the organization to develop trust with its disaster recovery plans by eliminating risks and accomplishing better predictability. By doing so, the organization can administer easy and frequent testing without causing affect to the business services.
Finally, every organization should make certain that the disaster recovery plan will work effectively. IT staff should test the DR on a regular basis and resolve any issues which have risen. Also, staff needs to be properly trained on their role(s) in regard to implementing the disaster recovery plan in the event that a disaster occurs.

Works Cited

Stavridis, Steven. "A Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning." CIO. N.p., 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Apr. 2014.

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