Network and Server Outage Problems during Disasters
ISSC341 discussion: Network and Server Outage Problems during Disasters
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Questions:
Research some of the network and server outage problems experienced during past disasters, such as the 9/11 attacks or a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy.
- Identify the problems that were experienced
- What steps can be taken by the system administrators to have redundancy for the domain controllers so if one goes down during the disaster, others will be available.
Answer preview
Continuity of operations after a disaster is what many businesses and government institutions hope for. This is not always the case as misfortunes come unannounced and wreak havoc that cut communications for an organization. Some past disasters such as hurricanes Katrina and Sandy crippled internet infrastructure in the US. The attack of the World Trade Organization building affected internet infrastructure in many ways. The collapse of the north and south towers destroyed networking equipment adjacent to the building, and it also destroyed power lines (“internet under crisis conditions,” 2003). According to Clark (2012), connectivity in New York and New Jersey were significantly affected by the hurricane as many IPV4 addresses originating from the two cities were greatly affected….
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