MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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 up in the event of an outage. Moreover, cloud-services providers are themselves susceptible to outages and failed recoveries.

Disaster Recovery 106

Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 106

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery. As consultants, we are continually surprised to discover that many of our clients do not understand the meaning of these fundamental terms. Let’s go over them.

Disaster Recovery 103

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Manufacturing 103

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The best way to do this is by making sure business continuity is integrated into a robust information security governance framework. A company that has suffered an outage or disruption for any reason, and which is in the process of recovering its systems and operations, is at a heightened level of vulnerability to every type of event.

Security 86

Security Outage Vulnerability Cybersecurity 86

MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Write Stuff: How to Create and Maintain Business Continuity Documentation Five Ways BC Documentation Can Go Wrong An organization can reap myriad benefits by documenting its business continuity or IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) program in the form of written recovery plans.

BCM 101

BCM Business Continuity Outage Business Recovery 101

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Do they understand the key components of crisis management (team, plan, mock disasters, emergency notification system, etc.) Business and Disaster Recovery. Do they understand the key components of business recovery (plan development, recovery strategies, testing, maintenance, etc.)

BCM 91

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 91

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read on for a list of a dozen business continuity practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer recommended. Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business.

BCM 87

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Internet 87

MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. An organization that can undergo an outage of five days at no great cost is justified in having a high risk tolerance. If it is lower, then your plan is insufficient and you should take further action to strengthen your business recovery plan.

Mitigation 75

Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 75