Data Risks
Your data is susceptible to loss or damage or both from several sources. Some key causes of data loss include: Viruses: These malicious programs can get into your system at any time […]
The Five Layers of Risk
The impact of risks can vary widely from whom it affects to when it happens. When evaluating risk, it is easiest to look at them in five distinct layers. The layers range […]
How the Finances of Your Company Affect Your Plan
Whether you are responsible for the entire BC/DR plan or just a section, it is beneficial to understand the basics of how companies finance operations and the details of how your company […]
People, Process, and Technology
In our last post we took a minute to look at how the cost of planning (investment) and the cost of failure (loss) would impact your company. Now lets explore the impact […]
Elements of Project Success
There are numerous well-known, time-tested success factors that contribute to the likelihood that your project will be a success. We will discuss what elements will help you reach your BC/DR planning goals. […]
BC/DR Project initiation
Project initiation is one of the most important elements in BC/DR planning, because without full organizational support, the plan will be incomplete. As a planner, there may be limits to what you […]
What Hazards Can Affect My Business?
In many cases an organization does not consider the disasters that threaten them on a daily basis. It would be in each planner’s best interest to focus on regional threats that are […]
Building an Effective Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Team
In the face of a crisis, the performance and resilience of your organization hinge on the capabilities of your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) team. This team’s composition is crucial—not only must members […]
Pros and Cons to using an Emergency Notification System (ENS)
There are both Pros and Cons to using an Emergency Notification System (ENS). This week we will discuss the advantages of implementing and using an Emergency Notification System, and next week we […]
The Quandary of the Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the maximum tolerable data loss expressed in time (e.g. minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc.) that a business process can stand to lose before it is critically impacted. […]
Are Near Misses a Prelude to a Catastrophe?
The April 2011 edition of Harvard Business Review was dedicated to “Failure” and “How to Understand It”, “Learn From It” and “Recover from It”. In the article “How to Avoid Catastrophe”, authored […]
Are You Addressing the Potential Japanese Supply Chain Issues
What are you doing to mitigate the potential supply chain issues associated with the Japanese disaster? If your business depends on technology, there is a good chance components for physical devices will […]