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Technology Training: Security: Physical Security & Business Continuity Planning

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

• Describe the selection, design and configuration of a secure site
• Define methods of securing a facility from internal and external influences
• Explain the environment and safety measures required to protect people, facilities and resources
• Describe the evaluation, documentation, implementation and recovery strategies related to business and network recovery in the face of natural and man made disruptions
• Differentiate between disaster recovery planning and business continuity planning
• Design a high level business impact analysis and evaluation of critical information resources

Course Type:

The course is taught in class with an instructor.

Audience:

Individuals that need to understand concepts related to physical security and individuals that need to understand network security concepts related to continuity planning and disaster recovery, specifically; Facility Designers, Network Planners, Network Operations, Network Consultants, Security Planners, Administrators, Consultants and Security Planners.

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to the threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures that can be utilised to physically protect resources and sensitive information. This course also, discusses the various facets of continuity planning and disaster recovery. Project scope and planning, business impact analysis, recovery strategies plan development and implementation will be addressed. The student will understand disaster recovery in terms of plan development, implementation and restoration.

Course length

1 Day

Course Outline

Facility Requirements

• Restricted Areas
• Fences, Gates and Mantraps
• Guard Dogs
• Badges
• Locking mechanisms
• Lighting
• Site Selection and Facility Design
• Motion Detectors, Sensors Alarms
• CCTV

Technical Controls

• Smart Cards
• Audit trails and Logs
• Intrusion Detection
• Biometrics

Physical Security Threats

• Natural elements
• Vandalism
• Utilities
• Personnel loss

Environment and Safety

• Power and HVAC
• Water Leakage and Flooding
• Fire Detection and Suppression
• Natural Disasters

Business Continuity

• Project Scope and Planning
• Business Impact Analysis
• Containment Strategy
• Recovery Plan Development
• Plan Implementation
• Training, Testing and Maintenance

Disaster Recovery

• Recovery Plan Development
• Emergency Response
• DRP Implementation
• Training, Testing and Maintenance
• Relocation to Primary Site

BCP/DRP Planning

• Awareness and Discovery
• Contingency Planning
• Risk Assessment
• Vital Records
• Emergency Response
• Mitigation, Preparation and testing

BCP/DRP Events

• Explosions, Fires and Floods
• Utility Failures
• Hardware/Software Failures
• Scheduled Outages
• Employee Evacuation and Unavailability