5 Actions of a Computer Incident Response Team
IT departments should have a process in place for managing a computer incident. Often incidents can escalate and require decisive action. In such cases, a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) would be […]
What is Risk Mitigation? The Four Types and How to Apply Them
Welcome to our guide to risk mitigation, where we will explore the key concepts, strategies, and best practices to effectively manage and mitigate risks in your organization. Whether you are a seasoned […]
IT Risk Mitigation
Risks to data include not only natural disasters but also data disruptions and outages due to data center outages, hardware or software failures, network security breaches, etc. In any disaster, it is […]
12 Areas to Look at When Determining the Impact of a Disaster
Here is a list of 12 areas that the impact of any business disruption may include: Financial – Loss of revenues, higher costs, etc. Customers & Suppliers – Customers and/or suppliers can […]
Recovery Options
Each critical business function or process has a level of impact on an organization and its dependency to the other functions. Based on the data and recovery requirements of each function, there […]
The Magic of Metrics: How Using Metrics Can Transform Your BCM Program
Metrics are a down-to-earth tool that can have an almost magical impact on your organization’s business continuity management (BCM) program. However, getting their full benefit requires differentiating between meaningless volume metrics and […]
When is the Best Time to Establish a Training & Awareness Program?
Best time to establish a Training and Awareness Program is at the beginning of the BCP lifecycle. There are many benefits of starting this part of the program early: Can use training to communicate […]
The Five Levels of BCP Exercising
There are many types of plan exercises. Different exercises serve different purposes and should match the plan and experience of the teams. Each of the following five exercises builds on the results […]
Risk control: The Four T’s Process
Determine your risk control strategy with our easy-to-follow “4 T’s Process.” Risk control is the process by which an organization reduces the likelihood of a risk event occurring or mitigates the effects […]
Why have a Business Continuity Steering Group?
The establishment of a high-level Business Continuity Steering Group will help to raise the profile of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and will also establish high-level approval for the BC project. Such a […]
Additional Benefits to Implementing a Virtual Environment
Many organizations have found additional benefits to implementing a virtual environment for the recovery of failed servers on site: Provided them with an opportunity to ‘dip their toes’ into virtualization without impacting […]
Planning a Mock Disaster Exercise
Listen to Michael Herrera speak on how to plan and execute a Mock Disaster Exercise.