Disaster Recovery in organizations
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
Tasks
Discuss the following topics:
- Why is it that some organizations do not place enough importance on disaster recovery?
- What are examples of the type of disasters that could happen?
- What are some things that might happen to these organizations if one of the disasters actually occurred?
- What kind of mitigation strategies would you put in place? Support your assertions by citing credible sources.
Feel free to make assumptions when answering the question. Support your assertions by citing credible sources.