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    Information Technology Services

    (UITS)

    Continuity Planning
    For Campus Resilience
    SA Directors
    March 8, 2013
    Resilience

    “the ability to quickly adapt and recover from any known or unknown changes
    to the environment.”

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 2


    Continuity Planning (CP)

    Continuity planning prepares you to maintain your


    critical functions during a crisis.

    “No matter what happens today,


    we want to be able to do tomorrow
    what we were doing yesterday”
    —Kuali Ready®

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 3


    Benefits of Continuity Planning

    •  Good Business Practice


    •  Ensures UConn can continue operations of selected
    functions under a broad range of circumstances
    •  Provides guidance on how to handle operations with
    limited resources (infrastructure, facilities, personnel)
    •  Ensures the university meets requirements
    o  Regulatory compliance (Audit findings)
    o  Directive by FEMA for emphasis on Continuity Of Operations
    Plans (COOP)

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 4


    Continuity Plan Requirements

    Continuity Plans must:


    •  Be effective with and without warning.
    •  Take an all-hazard approach.
    •  Include alternate facilities.
    •  Have essential functions operational within 12
    hours of activation.
    •  Be able to sustain operations for 30 days.

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 5


    Elements of a Viable Continuity Plan

    •  Program plans and •  Interoperable


    procedures communications
    •  Risk management •  Vital records management
    •  Budgeting and acquisition of •  Human capital
    resources •  Test, training, and exercise
    •  Essential functions •  Devolution
    •  Orders of succession •  Reconstitution
    •  Delegations of authority
    •  Alternate facilities

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 6


    The COOP Planning Model

    Initiate the COOP


    Planning Process

    Distribute,
    Conduct a Risk
    Maintain, and
    Analysis
    Update the Plan

    Test, Train, and Conduct an


    Exercise the Plan Impact Analysis

    Determine
    Design and Build
    Essential
    the Plan
    Current Date: 5/6/13 Functions
    University Information Technology Services 7
    Emergency Management Cycle

    Mitigation

    Recovery Preparedness

    Response

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 8


    CP in the Emergency Management Cycle

    Identify Hazards Mitigation Continuity


    & Risks Planning

    Recovery Preparedness

    Emergency / Disaster

    COOP Execution Response

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 9


    Sample Emergencies

    Hurricanes Gas Leak


    •  Infrastructure Loss
    •  Building Loss •  Infrastructure Loss
    •  Personnel Loss (Access) •  Building Loss

    Severe Weather (Flooding / Data Center


    Tornados / Blizzards)
    •  Infrastructure Loss
    Disruption
    •  Building Loss •  Infrastructure Loss

    Pandemic Influenza Food Poisoning


    •  Personnel Loss
    •  Could be long term or short •  Personnel Loss
    term •  Short term incident
    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 10
    Impacts to the University

    Loss of Infrastructure / Facilities Loss of Staff

    ITSD
    40%
    30% Available
    Unavailable
    Power

    Buildings / 30% Confirmed


    Facilities Sick

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 11


    Emergency Timeline

    The emergency / Less than Longer than


    48 Hours 1 month
    disaster could
    impact a single
    department or the
    entire University.

    Less than
    The duration of 2 Weeks
    the impact could
    range from hours
    to months.
    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 12
    Discussion Scenario

    A severe fire has


    disrupted the MSB
    data center.
    Conservative
    estimates are that it
    will take 30 days or
    longer to recover
    your system. How
    will you maintain
    operations during
    the recovery period?

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 13


    Next Steps

    •  Education and Outreach


    o Present Overview
    o Facilitate Group Workshop
    •  Planning
    o Develop Templates
    o Review Process
    •  Collaboration
    o Integrate information
    o Develop Student Administration COOP
    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 14
    How UITS Can Help You

    •  Provide planning templates


    •  Provide one-on-one assistance in plan
    completion
    •  Facilitate collaboration with other
    departments
    •  Conduct a Business Impact Analysis
    •  Develop an Information System Contingency
    Plan
    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 15
    Q&A

    Current Date: 5/6/13 University Information Technology Services 16

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