Business-Continuity/Disaster-recovery(BC/DR) SERVICES

PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEMS AUDIT GROUP, Inc.

• Full turnkey BC/DR plan development
• BC/DR testing: planning, designing, management & evaluation
• "Outside Audit" of organization's BC/DR plan adequacy
• Consultation on BC/DR plan development

PRESS RELEASE:

BC/DR PLANNING, WITHOUT DESTROYING YOUR BUDGET!

60th BC/DR Plan completed in the Regulatory environment

by The Systems Audit Group, Inc.

Specialty industries include: Public corps., Biotech/pharma, Community Banks, Credit Unions, Insurance companies, HIPAA, SOX, & SEC Compliance

Newton, Ma -- The Systems Audit Group, Inc., has recently completed its 60th Business-Continuity/Disaster-Recovery plan for institutions within the regulatory environment.

Designed to meet regulatory requirements for comprehensiveness as well as to meet the business needs of the institutions themselves, these plans have proven both extremely practical as well as economical, and the approach of The Systems Audit Group, Inc., has formed the basis of presentations to many Professional Associations, as well as HIPAA educational seminars.

According to Steven Lewis, consulting specialist at The Systems Audit Group, Inc., "...in our experience with so many institutions, we have seen how ideas and concerns from each one can benefit others. In this way the Disaster/Continuity plan becomes something which is also used to cope with the day-to-day "mini" disasters - in addition to satisfying the requirements of the regulatory agencies."

Lewis added that, "...in our approach, rather than try to invent specific scenario's (such as a specific type of emergency at a regional Nuclear plant), we have taken advantage of the fact that all disasters - including a nuclear emergency - can be divided into one or more of the following three components:

-- loss of information
(for example, due to equipment malfunctions),

-- loss of access to information, facilities, equipment, etc.
(for example due to computer lines or facilities being damaged, local political demonstrations, flooding, quarantine, etc.), 

-- loss of personnel
(for example, due to pandemic, terrorist attack, etc.)"

"Working with management, we then prepare specific guidelines and procedures to be followed with respect to each of the institution's functions under each eventuality."

Lewis continued that "the result of our approach produces a document ready for the board or top-management to approve, with a minimum of time and effort for operational management, and embodying the unique wisdom and knowledge of the company itself."

The final document is presented in both written form and also in electronic form, in order to optimize the ongoing maintenance of the plan.