Disaster Recovery Fema
Should you be a financial institution you must be aware that the FFIEC - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is the power that is certified to create the uniformity for principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the office of the Comptroller of the the Currency an the Office of Thrift Supervision.
This council offers Interagency Supervisory Guidance help for institutions who are affected by catastrophic events. In their press release dated June 15th 2006 they announced a guide they offer called " Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina: Preparing your institution for a Catastrophic Event" Here are some of the hardships experienced by some of the institutions impacted by Katrina's aftermath:
Communications outages made it nearly impossible to located personnel Transportation was brought to a screaching halt Due to power outages, computer systems were not operatable Several buildings were completely demolished or experienced substantial damage Bank offices were flooded thus funds not being accessible Due to restricted access to certain areas, mail service were interrupted for months
Following paragraphs details what you will find in this guide that can only prove to be helpful in your planning for Disaster Recovery fema proved its usefulness. Disaster Drills should be relevant to a specific location, consider the following: Infrastructure Population centers Weather Threats of terrorism Chance of natural disasters Always consider worst case scenario. Constantly assess your drills. Review the disasters occurring throughout the world and measure your plan against it to see if it would stand to work and if not, where you need to make the change. Cisco's culture is one to learn from. They have a "we're in it together" mindset, which is a very effective mindset considering that the turnover of key personnel is quite common and the lives of more of your personnel will be negatively impacted if they are ill equipped to perform should such disastrous event should occur. This guide should be part of your business continuity planning binder and plan. The best lessons in life do not need to be personally experienced. It is wiser to learn from other's experiences and prepare for the unexpected events that life offers. When the lives of your employees and their family is at sake, isn't it more wise to prepare to ensure that you are providing the best and most safe environment for your employees and their families?
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