When dealing with security it’s impossible to ever attain a 100% secure posture. Why? Simple answer is you. As long as humans are in the mix systems are fallible. Any vendor that ever promises 100% secure systems should be taken out into a field and left there. We aren’t perfect and it’s folly to think otherwise.
Network World has an interesting piece to help you plan for that worst case scenario. It’s a quick and simple list but, the points that it makes are not without significance.
1. When planning your disaster recovery/backup strategy, make sure the level of security mirrors that of the primary system, and that related policies and procedures are well understood by the staff.2. Identify what data is the most critical to the company and give that the highest level of protection. That way, in case of a security breach, that information will be the most difficult to get to.
For the rest of the list follow the link below.
Tags: Worst Case Scenario, Security Planning, Disaster Recovery
