Sherlocked Security – Disaster Recovery & DR Testing
Your Systems Can Fail. Your Recovery Shouldn’t.
📄 1. Statement of Work (SOW)
Service Name: Disaster Recovery & DR Testing
Client Type: Financial Institutions, SaaS Providers, Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure Operators
Service Model: DR Strategy Design + Playbook Creation + Testing & Validation
Compliance Coverage: ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, FFIEC, PCI-DSS, HIPAA
Engagement Types:
- DR Policy & Strategy Design
- Recovery Site & Data Replication Validation
- RTO/RPO Alignment
- DR Playbook Creation
- Technical DR Drill Execution
- Tabletop Exercise Facilitation
- Audit-Ready Documentation Support
🧠 2. Our Approach (with Visual)
🚨 Disrupt. Simulate. Recover. Improve.
[Current DR Review] → [Playbook Drafting] → [Test Planning] → [Controlled Failure Simulation] → [Recovery Execution] → [Gaps Analysis] → [Documentation & Training]
🧪 3. Methodology (with Visual)
[Scope DR Requirements] → [Design Recovery Strategy] → [Develop DR Playbooks] → [Conduct DR Test] → [Monitor & Record Outcomes] → [Gap Analysis & Tuning] → [Final Reporting]
- 🧭 Strategy & Design
- ⚙️ Recovery Execution
- 📚 Compliance & Audit Readiness
📦 4. Deliverables to the Client
- 📜 Disaster Recovery Policy & Procedures
- 🔁 Recovery Playbooks for Key Scenarios
- 🧪 DR Test Execution Reports (Tech + Tabletop)
- ⏱️ Validated RTO/RPO Achievement
- ⚠️ Gap Analysis Report
- 🛠️ Recovery Tuning Recommendations
- 📁 DR Readiness Audit Kit
- 🏆 DR Preparedness Certificate (optional)
🤝 5. What We Need from You (Client Requirements)
- ✅ Access to current DR/BCP documentation
- ✅ Application and system inventory
- ✅ Infrastructure diagrams and network layout
- ✅ Access to DR site/cloud failover environment
- ✅ Stakeholder and technical team participation
- ✅ Maintenance window approvals (if real-time DR drill)
🧰 6. Tools & Technology Stack
- 🖥️ Virtualization: VMware SRM, Hyper-V Replica
- ☁️ Cloud DR: AWS CloudEndure, Azure Site Recovery
- 🔐 Backup & Recovery: Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity
- 📋 Playbook Tools: Confluence, Notion, GitBook
- 📡 Monitoring: Prometheus, Nagios, Zabbix
- 🧪 Test Automation: Chaos Monkey, Gremlin, custom scripts
🚀 7. Engagement Lifecycle (Lead → Closure)
1. Scope Review → 2. Policy/Playbook Drafting → 3. DR Test Design → 4. Simulation Execution → 5. Recovery Validation → 6. Gap Closure Plan → 7. Final Reporting
🌟 8. Why Sherlocked Security? (Our USP)
| Feature | Sherlocked Advantage |
|---|---|
| 📘 Real-World Recovery Playbooks | Customized to your apps, systems, and infra |
| 🧪 Controlled Failure Testing | Simulated outages to validate DR resilience |
| 📈 Measured RTO/RPO Success | We don’t just test—we measure outcomes |
| 📚 Audit-Ready Documentation | Aligned to ISO/NIST/FFIEC standards |
| 🤝 Team Coaching Sessions | Train ops and IT teams in real-time recovery |
📚 9. Real-World Case Studies
🏦 Bank DR Drill with Core Systems Failover
Issue: No confidence in 4-hour RTO target
Test: Simulated outage of transaction DB & frontend
Result: RTO achieved in 3.2 hours
Fixes: DR script optimization, resource pre-scaling
💻 SaaS Platform Regional Failover (AWS)
Issue: Lack of multi-region failover test
Test: Simulated regional outage in AWS US-East
Impact: Failover achieved in 6 minutes
Fixes: Tuned Route 53 failover, improved Lambda warmups
🛡️ 10. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
- DR scope identification & asset mapping
- DR policy & strategy design
- Playbook creation and stakeholder review
- DR test simulation planning
- Execution of real-time or tabletop test
- Monitoring and metric collection
- Gap analysis and recommendations
- Final report and certification
📋 11. Sample DR Testing Checklist (Preview)
- Identify business-critical applications and services.
- Validate RTO/RPO definitions for each system.
- Document recovery workflows and contact points.
- Test backup availability and data integrity.
- Simulate failover to DR site/cloud.
- Measure actual recovery times vs targets.
- Evaluate team response and communication.
- Log test outcomes and unexpected issues.
- Update playbooks and documentation.
- Schedule retest and stakeholder briefing.
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