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OT Disaster Recovery Quick Start Guide

OT Disaster Recovery Quick Start Guide (PDF, 0.69MB)Published: 26 Sep, 2025
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Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman

This free cheat sheet offers a practical overview of building and refining a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) environments. It outlines recovery phases, key objectives, dependencies, and critical metrics like RTO, RPO, and MTD—helping organizations ensure people, processes, and technology are ready to minimize downtime and restore essential operations after a disruption.

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Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman

Michael Hoffman

Certified Instructor

Mike is a SANS Technology Institute graduate, earning his master’s degree in information security engineering with an Industrial Control Systems focus. Besides his work at Dragos, Inc. he teaches ICS612: ICS Cybersecurity In-Depth at SANS.

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