Contingency Plan
Module 6: A Case for Back-up & Recovery
For this assignment, you will need to review the Case Study presented and outline a contingency plan that addresses possible security threats and breaches, provides a strategy to minimize the disruption to hospital operations while protecting patient information.
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DeVry Hospital, a 200-bed acute-care facility, has been encountering security incidents involving a ransomware attack, in addition to a major breach of patient records. The Chief Privacy & Security Officer is requesting a contingency plan that will minimize the potential for security threats and provide for continuity of the necessary hospital operations to care for patients.
Contingency Plan
As a member of the security team, you have been asked to outline a contingency plan to counteract the identified ransomware attacks, data breaches and prepare the hospital for natural disasters and potential system failures. You plan should include clear procedures for mitigating the security breaches.
Steps you will complete the following as part of your proposed contingency plan:
- Provide a risk assessment that identifies and prioritizes potential security threats.,
- Propose possible strategies to prevent security incidents. This should involve system updates possible employee training that may be needed and security protocols.,
- Outline a procedure for regular data backups with a clear data recovery plan in case of a system crash.,
- Recommend a process for completing a post-incident review to ensure a thorough investigation is completed to identify any potential gaps in the existing contingency plan.
Your deliverable method can be either in the form of a half-page to full page proposal or PowerPoint slides that outline each of the strategies you are proposing with an action plan for implementing them. For PowerPoint slides, the slides should outline your key points/recommendations and utilize the Notes section under your slides to provide complete sentences for your report as if you were presenting to a board for approval to implement.
Note: If you utilize your textbook or any references to support your recommendations, provide a reference list.
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Contingency Plan
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M6 A Case for Back-up & Recovery