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Backup and recovery terms that you should know in 2023

Online Computers

Or remember the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017? Who can forget the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the state , in 2012? The storm cost New Jersey businesses up to $30 billion in damages and lost income. That attack resulted in an estimated $4 billion in losses.

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TSPs: Making the Case to Invest in Risk and Resiliency

Fusion Risk Management

percentage points from January 2017 to January 2022.” Many of our own customers have said that having a “tone at the top” from leadership is critical to get their business team’s buy-in, as no one really wants to take a time out to work on their continuity plans or risk mitigation strategy.

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

Spill-over to other businesses is more likely with cyber conflict, however, particularly given Russia is one of the most advanced and aggressive nation-state cyber threat actors —remember the crippling global attack known as NotPetya that upended supply chains in 2017 resulted from a Russian cyberattack on Ukraine. Check it out here: [link].

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Disaster recovery: Businesses should have solid plan in place

Titan Data Services

Sep 8, 2017. I see failures often when people use a little thing from Target or Best Buy and that’s their insurance policy. It’s like thinking you have a good insurance policy, then find out after a fire you’re not covered.”. One key to surviving a business disruption is to plan ahead with a business continuity plan.

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The evolution of cyber crime

SRM

One particularly ingenious type of phishing attack first appeared in 2017 but is still being used because it preys successfully on the unsuspecting and (potentially) vulnerable. And they can disappear almost as quickly as they appear, making it hard to identify or trace them. So how can we defend ourselves from these ever evolving threats?