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Running head: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN 1

Business Continuity Plan

Student Name Here

Strayer University

Dr. Richard Brown

April 15, 2014

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BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN

Business Continuity Plan

Introduction

Businesses are faced with a lot of risks ranging from natural disasters to security threats

by hackers. This has made business continuity plan important for all businesses to show the

contingency plan in case of attack (Bompard et al., 2013). For the information technology

industry, the business continuity plan addresses the measures taken in case of exposure to both

the internal and external threats. This continuity plan will display the measures put in place by

Idaho print shop.

Exposure to Internal and External Threats

The print shop uses satellite communication that has been shown to have several

vulnerabilities and flaws. The use of the Internet as the main channel for communication also

places the shop at risk of threats and breaches.

Internal Threats

Employees privileged access. The privileged access to sensitive data of the company can

be manipulated to pose a security threat to the company. The employees are the major channel

for this kind of threat (Bompard et al., 2013). The fact that all sensitive information is

transmitted through email makes the shop more threatened by the attacks.

Social engineering. The shop uses passwords to access the system files as well as log to

the computers. If the employees get attacked by a phishing email, it is most likely that they will

open it. This may lead to a breach of the security as the passwords can be exposed to hackers.

Malicious download over the Internet. The print shop employees may use the Internet

for personal use, and this may lead to the download of malicious content. The contents may

make it easier for the attackers to access the sensitive files (Bompard et al., 2013).

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Running head: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN Business Continuity Plan Student Name Here Strayer University Dr. Richard Brown April 15, 2014 1 BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN 2 Business Continuity Plan Introduction Businesses are faced with a lot of risks ranging from natural disasters to security threats by hackers. This has made business continuity plan important for all businesses to show the contingency plan in case of attack (Bompard et al., 2013). For the information technology industry, the business continuity plan addresses the measures taken in case of exposure to both the internal and external threats. This continuity plan will display the measures put in place by Idaho print shop. Exposure to Internal and External Threats The print shop uses satellite communication that has been shown to have several vulnerabilities and flaws. The use of the Internet as the main channel for communication also places the shop at risk of threats and breaches. Internal Threats Employees privileged access. The privileged access to sensitive data of the company can be manipulated to pose a security threat to the company. The employees are the major channel for this kind of threat (Bompard et al., 2013). The fact that all sensitive information is transmitted through email makes the shop more threatened by the attacks. Social engineering. The shop uses passwords to access the system files as well as log to the computers. If the employees get attacked by a phishing email, it is most likely that th ...
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