The case study I have chosen is Northwestern Business College. Northwestern Business College is a small private 2-year college with three campuses in Chicago, Bridgeview, and Naperville. The goal of this study is to identify software and hardware that wil

• The estimated annual cost of downtime is $16,826,600.66 (1,919.57/hour).
• There are no cost constraints for this study.
• The company has the necessary time, funds, and resources to implement the recommendations of this study.

3. Findings

The company has ranked the below services/applications by importance and labeled their respective impact of disruption. These are the services/applications that the case study will focus on.

        This case study has identified the following threats for all locations and ranked the level of probability and severity:

1. Chicago Campus

The Chicago campus has four buildings, 100 computers, and 150 users. After diagramming the network infrastructure of the Chicago campus I have identified the following single points of failure and the services that are affected by them:

2. Bridgeview Campus

The Bridgeview campus has 100 computers and 150 users. After diagramming the network infrastructure of the Bridgeview campus I have identified the following single points of failure and the services that are affected by them:

3. Naperville Campus

The Naperville campus has two buildings, 50 computers, and 50 users. After diagramming the network infrastructure of the Naperville campus I have identified the following single points of failure and the services that are affected by them:

4. Rosemont

The Rosemont location has 50 computers and 50 users. After diagramming the network infrastructure of the Naperville campus I have identified the following single points of failure and the services that are affected by them:

4. Recommendations

Below are the recommendations for all locations. The table identifies the risks, the fix, the cost of the associated fix, and the return on investment for the associated fix.

5. Business Continuity Disclosure

At Northwestern Business College, we recognize how heavily our shareholders and stakeholders rely on our systems and services. We also recognize that business disruptions of varying scope can and do occur. Northwestern Business College wants you to know that we have plans in place designed to continue service in the event of a business disruption.

Northwestern Business College have developed plans to recover from situations including, but not limited to, facilities failures that may cause business interruption. These plans are designed to account for interruption of various lengths and scope and require that Northwestern Business College is able to recover mission critical functions according to their time criticality. In order to maintain secure effective plans, Northwestern Business College does not provide the specific details in this notice, but you should be aware that Northwestern Business College’s business continuity plan includes the following:

1. Identification of all mission critical systems.
2. Backup facilities and arrangement.
3. Alternate communications between the firm and customers, employees, and regulators.
4. A review of financial and operational risks.

Please note that Northwestern Business College’s Business Continuity Plans are reviewed as necessary, and at least annually, to ensure they account for technology, business and regulatory changes, operations, structure or location.