BUILDING THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTINGENCY PLAN
with Interactive Tools Based on NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-34
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 Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover IT services following an emergency or system disruption. Interim measures may include the relocation of IT systems and operations to an alternate site, the recovery of IT functions using alternate equipment, or the performance of IT functions using manual methods.
Defining a Contingency Contingency Plan 		IT systems are vulnerable to a variety of disruptions, ranging from mild (e.g., short-term power outage, disk drive failure) to severe (e.g., equipment destruction, fire) from a variety of sources such as natural disasters to terrorists actions. While vulnerabilities may be minimized or eliminated through technical, management, or operational solutions as part of the organization’s risk management effort, it is virtually impossible to completely eliminate all risks.
Why a Contingency Plan is Necessary
Accordingly, in order for contingency planning to be successful, management must ensure the following: 1) Understand the IT Contingency Planning Process and its place within the overall Continuity of Operations Plan and Business Continuity Plan process. 2) Develop or reexamine their contingency policy and planning process and apply the elements of the planning cycle, including preliminary planning, business impact analysis, alternate site selection, and recovery strategies. 3) Develop or reexamine their IT contingency planning policies and plans with emphasis on maintenance, training, and exercising the contingency plan.
Ensuring a Successful Contingency Plan 		This product addresses specific contingency planning recommendations for the following IT platform types and provides strategies and techniques common desktops and portable systems, servers, web sites, local area networks, wide area networks, distributed systems, and mainframe systems.
IT Assets Requiring a Contingency Plan
The product is base on NIST Special Publication 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology (IT) Systems; and, it  is a comprehensive tool for both government and commercial IT environments.  Use our product's tools and templates,  in conjunction with NIST SP 800-34, to develop and implement your contingency plan.