Research in Motion

In ICT terms, a disaster is an occurrence that destroys or seriously affects an organisation's ICT resources.

This can be damage to data, computer equipment or both.

Natural disasters – Fire, flood, earthquake, etc.

Human induced disasters – Viruses, theft of data or hardware, deliberate damage to systems, war, etc.

With many businesses and organisations so dependant on ICT in their day to day operations, an ICT disaster could seriously affect their ability to function.

The main threat of a disaster is to data. Computers, printers and other hardware can be easily replaced, but valuable data is not so easy to replace.

Suppose that Bolton Sixth Form College was the victim of an ICT disaster, and all ICT functions were completely disabled.

Working in groups come up with six ways in which this could affect the everyday activities of the college for both staff and students.

To ensure successful recovery of valuable data following a disaster, a well-established and thoroughly tested disaster recovery plan must be developed by the organisation.

Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures of restoring operations that are critical to the running of the organisation.

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