A business continuity and disaster recovery plan ensure that organizations can minimize the consequences of a catastrophic event while simultaneously keeping the lights on.
In FY23, the Enterprise Technology & Services Cybersecurity Governance team oversaw the creation and planning of the University System of New Hampshire’s Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan (DRBCP), which is designed to minimize financial loss to the University System and to continue to provide service to our faculty, staff, and students, remain in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and reduce damage to the University System. Additionally, the overall objective of this plan is to maintain, resume, and recover the business, not just the technology.
Business continuity planning is the process for USNH to ensure the maintenance and recovery of operations and customer services when confronted with adverse events. Events include natural disasters, technological failures, human error, and terrorism. New business practices, technological changes, and increased terrorism concerns have created greater awareness and the need for an effective DRBCP. USNH anticipates that the number of requested services will not decrease during a disruption, and service requests will probably increase. This plan is the basic structure of a disaster recovery effort.
