DIR's Policies, Standards, and Guidelines

• Business Continuity Planning Guidelines (Rev. December 2004)
• Practices for Protecting Information Resources Assets (Rev. September 2003)

Useful Links

• A Disaster Recovery Plan – National Library of Australia
• Association of Contingency Planners
• Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), Capitol of Texas Chapter  
• Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
• Canadian Centre for Emergency (CCEP) Preparedness
• Command Software Systems, Inc.
• Contingency Planning 
• Deacidification – Information, white papers, and links
• Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (DRIE)
• Disaster Recovery Journal
• Disaster Recovery Planning – Project Plan Outline – University of Toronto
• Disaster Resource.com – Annual Guide
• DRI International – The site requires a logon and password.
• Emergency Information Infrastructure Forum   
• Gartner – The Aftermath: Disaster Recovery and Planning for the Future
• How Far is Far Enough? ACP Survey Results - DOC (668 KB)  
• Professional Practices for Business Continuity Practitioners DRI International. The site requires a logon and password.
• U.S. General Accounting Office (search for "contingency")

This site is a reference site. The links are to provide information security professionals and business continuity planners with a comprehensive listing of references to find answers, learn, stay abreast of the newest information. Some of the information provided in these sites are from commercial vendors and are not an endorsement of any kind. They are used for informational purposes only.

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