Propuesta de un método para elaborar un plan de recuperación de desastres (DRP) en el Área de tecnología de la información para Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito del Ecuador.

Abstract

The objective was to define a method to develop a disaster recovery plan (DRP) in the technology area of the information to the Savings and Credit Cooperative From Ecuador, based on the regulation resol_JB-2014-3066 issued by the banking board. Its application was made in the Savings and Credit Cooperative San José LTDA located in San José de Chimbo Canton, Bolívar Province, based mainly on the identification of processes, time and critical resources that could appear in the financial institutions. Next, we proceeded to carry out the respective analysis to evidence, which will be its financial impact in case of getting interruptions; the proposed method was developed taking account the control regulations body with the help of the international standard ISO 22301 to the Business Continuity Management System and the experiences of the developer in financial institutions. The plans contained in this document have been prepared based on the theoretical framework defined in the Comprehensive Risk Management Manual from the institution, starting point the identification Matrix of the critical processes, in which the events of operational risks have been identified wich ones deserve specific plans according to the probability of occurrence and their impact on the entity. The application of the method helped to comply with the financial institution with the request of the control body, reducing the risk of affectations to the availability in the critical processes of the business against unexpected informatics incidents. The method developed reduces the level of risk by 95%, so it is recommended to develop updates to the method when there are changes in regulations or processes.