The importance of disaster recovery plans Disaster recovery (DR) is one component of contingency planning (Whitman & Mattford, 2017). Specifically, disaster recovery refers to all the activities when preparing, detecting, reacting and recovering from a disaster. A disaster is defined as an unexpected event that affects the organization’s ability to perform mission-critical tasks (SANS, 2003). To recover (return to normal operations) from such an event, the organization needs to have a tested DR plan and policy in place. Such plans should be supported by senior management and support the vision and mission of the organization. According to SANS (2003), key elements to a disaster recovery plan are: •Establishing a planning group •Risk assessments •Prioritization of information assets (inclusive of applications and networks) •Recovery strategies •Plan documentation •Verification criteria and procedures •Implementation Other import...