Security lessons from Katrina

Security lessons from Katrina
Mark Rasch, 2005-09-12

In the waning days of August, a massive category 5 hurricane devastated the gulf coast of the United States, particularly devastating the city of New Orleans. In addition to the estimated $50 billion in property damage, clean-up and reconstruction costs, and the hundreds of likely dead, and tens of thousands displaced, the hurricane and its aftermath have disrupted businesses throughout the southern United States. From this disaster, there are a few lessons IT staff, and IT security staff, as well as senior management should learn. The sad thing is that many won't take these lessons to heart.

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What lesson would that be? 2005-09-13
Anonymous

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Security lessons from Katrina 2005-09-13
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Risk management 101 2005-09-19
Oofus Funnybutt III

I have yet to hear any profound scenarios from Katrina that shouldn't already have been enumerated as part of any standard disaster planning. Ensuring that municipalities on every level have completed a thorough risk assessment and disaster planning is so fundamental that I have to wonder where the hell these billions of dollars are going. It's surely not on guidance or oversight! If only the residents of New Orleans had their duck-tape handy...

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