Impact of California Wildfires and Implications for Disaster Recovery Planning

Interview with William Henley, Director of IT Risk Management, Office of Thrift Supervsion (OTS) In this interview, Henley discusses the impact of the California wildfires and reports on the number of thrifts that activated their incident management and disaster recovery plans. Henley also discusses the critical elements of an effective disaster recovery plan and highlights the need to ensure that employees can work remotely in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. He also makes recommendations for responding to possible pandemics.