IS-Nature of forces.ppt
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The document discusses various natural forces that pose threats to information systems, including fires, floods, earthquakes, and more. It emphasizes the importance of implementing disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response plans to mitigate such risks. Insurance options are mentioned as potential solutions for minimizing damage from these threats.
IS-Nature of forces.ppt
- 1. NATURE OF FORCES Mrs.G.Chandraprabha.,M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant Professor Department of Information Technology, V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar.
- 2. Forces of Nature, sometimes called acts of God, can present some of the most dangerous threats because they usually occur with little warning and are beyond the control of people. It is not possible to avoid threats from forces of nature, organizations must implement controls to limit damage and prepare contingency plans for continued operations, such as Disaster Recovery Plans Business Continuity Plans Incident Response Plans Introduction
- 3. Types of threats Fire Floods Earthquakes Lightening Landslides or Mudslides Tornados or Severe Windstorms Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Depressions Tsunamis Electrostatic Discharge Dust Contamination
- 4. Fire • A structural fire can damage a building with computing equipment that comprises all or part of an information system. • This threat can usually be mitigated with fire casualty insurance or business interruption insurance.
- 5. Floods • An overflowing of water onto an area that is normally dry, causing direct damage to all or part of the information system or to the building that houses all or part of the information system. • This threat can sometimes be mitigated with flood insurance and/or business interruption insurance.
- 6. Earthquakes • A sudden movement of the earth’s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity • Earthquakes can cause direct damage to all or part of the information system or, more often, to the building that houses it, and can also disrupt operations through interruptions in access to the buildings that house all or part of the information system. • This threat can sometimes be mitigated with specific casualty insurance and/or business interruption insurance, but is usually a separate policy.
- 7. Lightening • An abrupt, discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere. Lightning usually directly damages all or part of the information system an/or its power distribution components. • This threat can usually be mitigated with multipurpose casualty insurance and/or business interruption insurance.
- 8. Landslides or Mudslides • Land- or mudslides also disrupt operations by interfering with access to the buildings that house all or part of the information system. • This threat can sometimes be mitigated with casualty insurance and/or business interruption insurance. • The downward sliding of a mass of earth and rock directly damaging all or part of the information system or, more likely, the building that houses it.
- 9. Tornados or Severe Windstorms • A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud. • Storms can directly damage all or part of the information system or, more likely, the building that houses it, and can also interrupt access to the buildings that house all or part of the information system. • This threat can sometimes be mitigated with casualty insurance and/or business interruption insurance.
- 10. Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Depressions • A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean (typhoon), traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains. • These storms may also disrupt operations by interrupting access to the buildings that house all or part of the information system. These storms can directly damage all or part of the information system or, more likely, the building that houses it.
- 11. Tsunamis • A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. These events can directly damage all or part of the information system or, more likely, the building that houses it. • Tsunamis may also cause disruption to operations through interruptions in access or electrical power to the buildings that house all or part of the information system. • This threat can sometimes be mitigated with casualty insurance and/or business interruption insurance.
- 12. Electrostatic Discharge • Usually, static electricity and ESD are little more than a nuisance. Unfortunately, however, the mild static shock we receive when walking across a carpet can be costly or dangerous when it ignites flammable mixtures and damages costly electronic components. • The cost of ESD-damaged electronic devices and interruptions to service can range from only a few cents to several millions of dollars for critical systems. • While not usually viewed as a threat, ESD can disrupt information systems, but it is not usually an insurable loss unless covered by business interruption insurance.
- 13. Dust Contamination • Some environments are not friendly to the hardware components of information systems. Because dust contamination can shorten the life of information systems or cause unplanned downtime, this threat can disrupt normal operations. • Some specialized technology, such as CD or DVD optical drives, can suffer failures due to excessive dust contamination
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