Instructions
Depending on the situation, IT disaster recovery is a stand-alone concern or part of a broader business continuity effort. This considers types of backup sites, office PCs, and the restoration of data and programs. IT disaster recovery looks specifically at the technical aspects of how a company can get IT back into operation using backup facilities. IT disaster recovery is a business concern because decisions that seem purely technical may have major implications for the business that IT professionals may not accept and should not have the authority to make.
Review information assurance policy templates via the SANS policy template site (https://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies), your Course Project 1 feedback, and select a template of your choice; such as the General / Acceptable Encryption Policy to download either the doc or pdf file. Utilize the downloaded template, from the SANS Policy website, your Course Project 1 feedback, and the Course Project Grading Rubric as a guide to provide a 5-page write-up presenting an information assurance policy of your choice for a hypothetical company or an existing organization of your interest. You will need to have the following components included in your proposed information assurance policy:
– Overview
– Purpose
– Scope
– Policy Compliance
– Related Standards
– Definitions
– Terms
Discuss each component and the specific information to be included within each section of the policy.
Support your paper with five (5) recent (last five years) peer-reviewed resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: Five pages of content not including titles page(s) and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
