http://www.csoonline.com/article/686002/cloud-services-as-part-of-a-bc-dr-plan-after-a-terror-attack By Gregory Machler CSO July 11, 2011 I was talking to a friend about data security over lunch today and we discussed 'dirty bombs' and a what-if scenario for small-and-medium sized businesses. If there was a catastrophe like a dirty bomb, many of the affected small-and-medium-sized businesses would go out of business. Many large businesses, like banks or healthcare firms, have extensive disaster recovery plans. A large terrorist attack would lead to many problems, but they could scramble services to various data centers around the country and select new suppliers to keep them running. But, for example, I have a good friend that has a small business selling performance shoes. He markets the shoes in a geographic location within our metro that doesn't have many close competitors. A dirty bomb would have a disastrous effect on him. If he physically survives, he would have the following problems: Would his supply chain be intact? He could be disconnected from his suppliers and the outside world. His phone and internet access come over a cable line which must be working in order to track product orders via emails with suppliers. The EMP (electromagnetic pulse) from the bomb could destroy his cable connection or cable head-end. Even more importantly, he could be missing power due to the EMP. The loss of a critical infrastructure would lead to a need to relocate elsewhere, because it is very likely that the cable and power companies could not restore power and cable services quickly enough. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Tue Jul 12 2011 - 02:31:00 PDT
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