What Value does an IT Contingency Plan create?
No matter how many IT risk assessments you conduct, or how many IT security roadmaps you execute, it will never be possible to eliminate all security risks from your business. When your company is eventually impacted, it will be your IT contingency plan that creates security by ensuring:
- Everyone is working from the same IT contingency plan
- Everyone understands their rolls and responsibilities
- Business-critical IT systems within the IT infrastructure are identified and prioritized
- Backup and recovery procedures are documented, quality assured, and knowledge is shared
- Tasks for the contingency team are trained and embedded in the organization
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Tips for en Efficient IT Contingency Plan
- Start by securing the support from Management and the Board for improving the IT Security
- Identify the current threat landscape, the business-critical systems, and the supporting IT infrastructure.
- Conduct an IT risk assessment/risk analysis.
- Identify which stakeholders are involved and the demands placed on you and others regarding the contingency strategy and plan. (e.g., Data Protection Agency, Financial Supervisory Authority, customers, suppliers, or others).
- Clarify the purpose, scope, structure, and organizational anchoring of your contingency plan. Be aware that there is no one-size-fits-all framework that meets the needs of all businesses equally
- Establish recovery strategies and contingency procedures for your business-critical IT systems and infrastructure. Consider creating action cards and focus on fostering knowledge-sharing among the company’s IT experts.
- Communicate the IT contingency plan clearly to the organization:
- Who has the authority to activate the contingency plan?
- Who is part of the contingency team?
- Who owns the contingency plan?
- How frequently is the IT contingency plan trained, tested, and reviewed?
Also, read how KonsensIT collaborated with Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality to conduct an in-depth analysis of the municipality’s IT security posture.
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