Disaster Recovery Planning for Communications and Critical Infrastructure

by: Leo A. Wrobel - Sharon M. Wrobel

Disaster Recovery Planning for Communications and Critical Infrastructure
Author: Leo A. Wrobel, Sharon M. Wrobel

Publisher: Artech House

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 01 May 2009

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ISBN: 1596934689 ISBN 13: 9781596934689 This product is an E-publication based on: Disaster Recovery Planning for Communications and Critical Infrastructure (2009)

Disaster Recovery Planning for Communications and Critical Infrastructure by Leo A. Wrobel - Sharon M. Wrobel

Addressing the vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure to natural disasters and terrorism, this practical book describes what public safety and other officials need to do to protect should be doing to pipelines, power plants, telecommunications, and other essential services before the unthinkable happens. Top page

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Addressing the vulnerabilities in today's critical infrastructure to natural disasters and terrorism, this practical book describes what public safety and other officials need to do to protect should be doing to pipelines, power plants, telecommunications, and other essential services before the unthinkable happens. The book explains how to maintain command and control in any disaster, and how to predict the probability of those disasters. Written by two highly regarded experts in the field, this one-of-a-kind guidebook shows how to simplify risk assessments and emergency response procedures to disasters affecting our critical national and local infrastructure. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Artech House

City: London

Pages: 400

More info: height 259 mm width 175 mm weight 748 gr thickness 23 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 621.38

Summary Disaster Recovery Planning for Communications and Critical Infrastructure Weighing the Risks of Natural Disasters. Visualizing Hazards and Vulnerability. Applying What You Have Learned to Your Disaster Recovery Plan. Recovering Critical "4Ci" Communications - Cornerstone to Any Recovery Plan. Quantifying Loss to Businesses. Quantifying Loss to Public Agencies. Getting the Money to Plan. Available Options for Completing the Plan. Assembling Response Teams and Delegating Responsibilities. Standards for Buildings, Networks and Infrastructure. Unique Vulnerabilities in Telecommunications and 4Ci. Vulnerabilities in Other Critical Infrastructure. Writing the Plan. Testing and Refining a Disaster Response Plan. Planning for Disasters on an International Level. Top page

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