Disaster Planning Risk Assessment
The Standard for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
This can be complex and demanding. To assist in this risk assessment process Janco has provided a number of tools. the Exhibit on the right is one such example.
There are many potential disruptive events and the impact and probability level must beassessed to give a sound basis for progress. To assist with this process the following list of potential events has been produced:
Environmental Disasters
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Power Grid Failure
- Flood
- Snowstorm
- Ice Storms
- Earthquake
- Electrical storms
- Brush Fire
- Forest Fire
- Structure Fire
- Sink Holes
- Landslides
Man Made Disruptions
- Terrorist Attack
- Sabotage
- War
- Theft
- Arson
- Labor Disputes
Equipment or System Failure
- Internal power failure
- Air conditioning failure
- Cooling plant failure
- Equipment failure
IT Failures and Security Breaches
- Cyber crime
- Loss of records or data
- Disclosure of sensitive information
- IT system failure
The Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Template includes a threat and vulnerability assessment tool to aid you in classifying the risks enterprises face.
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