Testing Disaster Recovery Plans
Abstract
Determining the effectiveness of a disaster recovery plan, or whether a plan works at all, is as crucial to the plan’s development as the documentation of operating and security standards and recovery procedures. This article presents checklists of issues and errors that often occur during disaster recovery tests. It is based on an exercise conducted by a large fictitious company whose EMT works in coordination with other logistical teams to oversee a highly visible disaster. Reviewing the functioning of these varied teams can help other IS managers develop or refine a test and ensure a more cohesive recovery exercise for their organizations.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Information and Cyber Security
Diverse Research and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Auerbach Publications eBooks
- Pages
- 555–564
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter