Abstract
Abstract As more companies and institutions become dependent on information technology (IT) infrastructure, the more the risk of interruption expands. In the past, business continuity and disaster recovery planning weren't necessarily a priority for higher education institutions. Due to recent events, however, colleges and universities are increasingly developing plans to enable their business functions to continue in the face of a disruptive event. To facilitate this planning, many are exploring the use of business continuity planning tools, which establish a planning framework, offer direction in the planning process, and provide a common platform for the various campus groups involved. This thesis presents a better way of documenting, testing and evaluating a business continuity plan with a major focus on network continuity in a university laboratory environment, and the adoption of such a document is believed will greatly ensure survivability of the network in case of a disaster for the lab.