1Institute for IT Innovation and Smart Health, Mississippi, USA
2Institute for Systems Engineering Research, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA
Information Security and Computer Fraud.
2024,
Vol. 8 No. 1, 1-6
DOI: 10.12691/iscf-8-1-1
Copyright © 2024 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Cheryl Ann Alexander, Lidong Wang. Recommending Solutions for Contingencies Including Business Impact Analysis, Continuity, and Disaster Recovery.
Information Security and Computer Fraud. 2024; 8(1):1-6. doi: 10.12691/iscf-8-1-1.
Correspondence to: Cheryl Ann Alexander, Institute for IT Innovation and Smart Health, Mississippi, USA. Email:
cheryl.alexander@techhealthsolutions.orgAbstract
A business continuity plan (BCP) helps an organization mitigate cyberattacks, build resilience, and survive disasters. Unfortunately, many organizations' BCPs are too general and static (without enough consideration for condition changes) and do not work well when a disaster occurs, resulting in a loss of resources. It is necessary to enhance the adaptability and flexibility of a BCP so that the BCP is vigorous and adapts to changing conditions rapidly and easily. Business impact analysis (BIA) is a core component of a BCP. It is an effective approach to evaluating the potential effects of disturbances on critical business goals and procedures. BIA must consider any potential for change. An organization must also adapt or advance its BIA to guard against further cyber-attacks. This paper introduces BCP and BIA; deals with the BIA, continuity, and disaster recovery in healthcare systems; and presents a BIA case study of a medical center.
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