[120593] in North American Network Operators' Group
BCPs, Exercising emergency process et al
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Fri Dec 25 15:44:34 2009
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0912250156570.31665-100000@gato.kotovnik.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:43:23 -0500
To: Vadim Antonov <avg@kotovnik.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Dec 25, 2009, at 5:44 AM, Vadim Antonov wrote:
> The pre-planned emergency checklists may be a good idea for network
> operators. Try obvious (when you're calm, that's it) actions first, =
if
> they fail to help, try to limit damage. Only then go file the ticket =
and
> talk to people who can investigate situation in depth and can develop =
a=20
> fix.
This is why the US Government runs various events to test their =
procedures and process, and invites the private sector to participate.
Cyberstorm III planning is underway. If you want to participate, let me =
know, I'll connect you with the right groups. ISP participation would =
be incredibly valuable, it's not always been there to the point where =
someone plays the role of the whole Internet.
There are other events, Topoff, NLE, etc that are run at state or =
regional levels.
As much as everyone here derides the US Gov't, the new cybersecurity =
wonk, etc.. I would love to see more people engaged in these activities =
than implying some disconnected group is running things. They WANT =
industry to participate, but getting the actual neteng types involved is =
something they don't know how to reach out to properly.
Lets bridge this gap.
I personally see a LOT of networking and computing failures from lack of =
employing a BCP in operations.
These events are a chance to test your process and procedures, and quite =
possibly improve them.
- Jared
