Healthcare Under Attack: Building Resilience in the Face of an Aggressive Cyber Threat
Healthcare organizations are uniquely vulnerable to hackers and are subject to more than their share of cyberattacks. In today’s post, we’ll look at the measures hospitals and other facilities that care for […]
Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster Recovery
Far from relieving organizations of the responsibility of recovering their IT systems, today’s cloud-based and hybrid environments make it more important than ever that companies know how to bring their systems back […]
Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team
The cost of not having an IT disaster recovery team can range from being unable to recover from a disruption, to overspending. In today’s post we’ll look at the right way to […]
The Four Phases of Disaster Recovery
The rise in the use of third-party computing services has given many companies a false sense of security regarding the recoverability of their IT systems. In today’s post we’ll look at why […]
As Easy as APIE: This Simple Disaster-Response Model Is Highly Effective
Everyone who works in business continuity should know about APIE. This simple disaster-response model—the letters stand for Assess, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate—offers serious benefits to any organization trying to gain control of […]
Plan B: As the Recovery Plan Fades, What Will Take Its Place?
The recovery plan has been the cornerstone of business continuity management (BCM) from the beginning, but its relevance is on the wane. I’ve been thinking a lot about what should take its […]
DRaaS vs. Data Backups: What Is the Difference?
Many people are confused about the difference between Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and data backups. In today’s post, we’ll explain the difference and spell out why most organizations would benefit […]
Double Trouble: How to Handle Multiple Business Disruptions
The events of the past couple of weeks have shown that modern organizations need to be prepared to cope with more than one disruption at a time. In today’s post, we’ll look […]
Homeward Bound: 7 Questions to Answer Before Sending Staff Home to Work
Most people think it’s easy for employees to work from home, but the reality is otherwise. In today’s post we’ll look at seven questions every organization should ask itself before sending its […]
The Cloud Is Not a Magic Kingdom: Misconceptions About Cloud-Based IT/DR
Many business continuity professionals think of the cloud as a magical realm where nothing bad can happen. The reality is that things go wrong in the cloud all the time and as […]
Getting in Sync: Eliminating Recovery Strategy Gaps between BC and IT
Sometimes problems result when the IT department does its own recovery planning then BC comes along and conducts an analysis that shows IT’s plans to be inadequate. In today’s post, we’ll look […]
It Shouldn’t Be a Scavenger Hunt: Accessing Critical Recovery Information in Crisis
At many companies, emergencies are made worse because the crisis management team does not have ready access to vital, up-to-date data. In today’s post, we’ll talk about what information the crisis team […]