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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455164003321

Autore

Wrobel Leo A. (Leo Anthony)

Titolo

Disaster recovery planning for communications and critical infrastructure / / Leo A. Wrobel, Sharon M. Wrobel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2009

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2009]

ISBN

1-5231-1709-5

1-59693-469-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Artech House telecommunications series

Altri autori (Persone)

WrobelSharon M

Disciplina

658.477

Soggetti

Telecommunication systems - Security measures - Planning

Emergency management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why do we need recovery plans? -- The concept of 4Ci: command and control in a disaster -- What are we planning for? -- Case studies and examples of quantifying risk of natural disasters to critical infrastructure -- Satellite communications for 4Ci -- Justifying and funding the planning effort -- Unique vulnerabilities in telecommunications networks -- Stability Services Inc. (SSI) disaster recovery plan -- Other references -- Directory of disaster recovery information sources.

Sommario/riassunto

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.