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Part 1: Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
For this discussion, select a place of business that you visit or use on a frequent basis. This could be a coffee shop, restaurant, website, etc. During the Live Session this week, we will walk through an example of this.
Provide the following:
1. Background: Provide a short background on the place of business you choose.
2. Identify the Critical Business Functions (2 functions). Please keep these as non-IT business functions.
- Identify the Critical Resources (at least three per function). These should be IT resources
3. Identify the MAO (Maximum Acceptable Outage) and Impact for each of the critical resources identified.
4. Identify Recovery Requirements for each of the critical resources identified.
Part 2: on Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), assume you work for a company in Florida with eight locations spread across the state. The company has never been impacted by a natural disaster or a cyberattack. The IT manager meets with the company president to explain the business continuity plan she is preparing. The president does not believe the company needs a BCP and does not want the time or expense spent on the project.
Answer the following question(s):
1. Do you believe a BCP is necessary in this situation? Why or why not?
2. What is the worst-case scenario if the company does not have a BCP in place?