Joey, Have You Ever Been in a Turkish Prison?

The 1980s comedy franchise Airplane does a great job of spoofing the more dramatic Airport and, to a lesser extent, The Poseidon Adventure. At a time when truly global travel was emerging for the general public, there remained in the hearts of many a fear of the complexity of travel, a fear that has almost completely evaporated in the travel world we take for granted these days. Airplane turned chaos into comedy, exploiting the potential for danger and the human love of a train wreck.

From Reel to Real

Back in June, hackers wrote their own script for airline chaos that played out in Warsaw, Poland, attacking sophisticated ground control computer systems and delaying 1400 passengers and dozens of flights for more than five hours. All outgoing traffic for the state-owned airline LOT was effectively stopped. While safety was never compromised, the breach makes it even more compelling to consider the outcome of such an attack at a busier airport or within a busier segment of the transportation grid. How does an organization plan for and recover from such a disaster?

Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best

ICS offers time-tested Disaster Recovery Planning to valued clients across a broad spectrum of industries, utilizing best practices based on the standards established by the Disaster Recovery Institute International. Our goal is to get you back up and running as quickly as possible following a breach, political uprising, or any operational disaster as you might define it.

Plans might include some of the following:

Data Backup and Recovery
Alternate Site and Facilities
Alternate Site Operations and Procedures
Vendor Alignment and Communication
Staff Training

Planning for the worst is an important step, but planning with the best is equally important. Give ICS a call today, because organizational chaos is only funny in the movies.