The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a business impact analysis (BIA) and use it to formulate a resource profile.
Complete the “Business Impact Analysis Template (Template Uploaded),” using the specifics outlined below:
1. Record the Company Name and Your Name (Section 1).
2. Describe the system with a 100-150 word description (Section 2).
3. List at minimum three business processes and descriptions (Section 3.1).
4. Explain the business impact if the business processes defined experienced an outage (Section 3.1.1).
5. Complete the impact table for each business process (Section 3.1.1).
6. Complete the downtime table for each business process (Section 3.1.1).
7. Explain the reason for the amount of time selected for each business process in the downtime table (Section 3.1.1).
8. Identify the resource requirements (servers, network devices, applications, databases, storage, etc.) that support the business processes (Section 3.2).
9. Complete the priority table for all resources (Section 3.3).
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Sources
Chapter 3 in Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit: Practical Assessments Through Data Collection and Data Analysis.
Chapters 3 and 4 in Security Risk Management: Building an Information Security Risk Management Program From the Ground Up.
“A Business Impact Analysis Checklist: 10 Common BIA Mistakes,” by Ross (2010), located on the TechTarget website.
http://searchdisasterrecovery.techtarget.com/feature/A-business-impact-analysis-checklist-10-common-BIA-mistakes
“Business Impact Analysis (BIA) at Heart of Disaster Recovery Planning,” located on the Computer Weekly website (2011).
http://www.computerweekly.com/podcast/Business-impact-analysis-BIA-at-heart-of-disaster-recovery-planning
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