MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2024

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Many people are familiar with Software as a Service (SaaS), the cloud-computing model in which software applications are delivered over the internet.

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KingsBridge BCP

JUNE 8, 2021

1 Keeping current copies of the plan in the hands of those that need it. . Access to a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is critical when disaster strikes. To ensure this, many companies periodically print and distribute their plans to their recovery team members. 2 Access to electronic plans when there is no internet. .

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Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

AUGUST 10, 2020

[Just substitute Risk Management or Cyber Security for Business Continuity when reading the below - the concepts still apply!] Asked “Do you have a Business Continuity Plan, most will say “Sure!” Don’t take Yes for an answer. Ask open-ended questions. Don’t ask “Do you do testing?”

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BCP Builder

JUNE 16, 2020

How do virtual companies do business continuity planning and what should they be particularly concerned about? He has company issued capability including internet capacity. They have an intranet as well as internet. Virtual companies with people working from home in multiple locations have a natural resiliency.

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BCP Builder

JUNE 16, 2020

How do virtual companies do business continuity planning and what should they be particularly concerned about? He has company issued capability including internet capacity. They have an intranet as well as internet. Virtual companies with people working from home in multiple locations have a natural resiliency.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

The rise of the internet and social media has made crisis communications more challenging—and more critical—than ever. This is more true than ever in the age of internet news and social media. Every organization’s crisis management plan must include a crisis communications plan and strategy.

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Online Computers

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Cloud backup – Data is stored on remote servers via the internet. Off-site backup – Data is copied to a remote location to safeguard against physical disasters such as fires or floods. These servers are often provided by third-party services like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

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NexusTek

JULY 7, 2021

Cyber resilience involves the understanding that a security threat will eventually penetrate network systems and a robust business will have proactively prepared processes and methods to minimize damage and ensure business continuity. Let’s breakdown 8 steps businesses must take to optimize cyber security and cyber resilience strategies.

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The Morning Breach

JANUARY 12, 2021

For the vast majority of us, we will never be in the same boat as Parler found themselves in, but precedent has been set and now it should be included in your business continuity plans. . It could be your social media business marketing presence or it could be your platform as a whole, but section 230 of the U.S.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 24, 2023

Restoring data can be as simple as pulling down the data via the internet from the customer’s site to a replacement appliance. The benefits of DRaaS include lower costs, easier deployment, a higher ease of regular testing, and increased flexibility, as companies can sign up for only the services they need.

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Online Computers

MAY 14, 2023

This is why it’s critical to develop a business continuity plan (BCP) and create reliable systems that can keep operations running smoothly in the face of challenges such as natural disasters, cyberattacks, or unforeseen events. Here are a few real-life cases where things went south and BCPs proved to be vital.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

Some examples of topics to focus on during the review would be: Notification and communication with members Issuing evacuation alerts and orders Evacuation route planning Evacuee assistance and reception center planning Critical infrastructure continuity planning (water, municipal services, etc.)

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MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

Indeed, the situation has gotten so bad for business generally that even Google has begun restricting employees’ internet access to minimize cyber exposure. Digital natives are adept at making their way through the internet by intuiting connections and skipping around, and they can do the same thing with recovery documentation.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

A partial list would include: the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the rise of the internet and cell phones, the spread of cybercrime, globalization and the lengthening of supply chains, the COVID pandemic, the growing impact of climate change, growing international tensions, the shortening of attention spans, and the rise in cloud computing.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program. ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Simulation and Training: How it Works: AI-driven simulations create realistic scenarios for training and testing business continuity plans. Application: Organizations use AI simulations to train personnel , identify weaknesses in plans, and improve overall preparedness for various scenarios.

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Security Industry Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Yet for physical security devices (and the Internet of Things in general) many barriers exist in implementing Zero Trust, such as the use of 802.1x A business impact analysis assesses the enterprise’s ability to recover from a disaster and should form the basis for a contingency or business continuity plan.

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

There is no cloud without internet and no data if your on premise infrastructure fails for any reason. If you want to increase your Organizational Resilience, start with preparing a Business Continuity Plan and check out BCP Builder’s Business Continuity Planning Templates.

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

There is no cloud without internet and no data if your on premise infrastructure fails for any reason. If you want to increase your Organizational Resilience, start with preparing a Business Continuity Plan and check out BCP Builder’s Business Continuity Planning Templates.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The reality was very different, most people were sent to work from home if they could, whole sectors of the economy closed down, and even if they had business continuity plans in place, they couldn’t launch these, as the government ordered them to close.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The reality was very different, most people were sent to work from home if they could, whole sectors of the economy closed down, and even if they had business continuity plans in place, they couldn’t launch these, as the government ordered them to close.

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Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For example, there may be a way to manually process payments if the need arises, but there is no way to respond to customer e-mails without access to the Internet. However, being aware of these dependencies is only part of the planning process.

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Stratogrid Advisory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For example, there may be a way to manually process payments if the need arises, but there is no way to respond to customer e-mails without access to the Internet. However, being aware of these dependencies is only part of the planning process. Business Continuity Management. Business Continuity Planning.

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Castellan

JULY 1, 2021

A good point to note here is also the impact of remote employees on testing business continuity plans. In another instance, you may want to do an exercise that demonstrates to your executives and key stakeholders about what a plan is designed to do. Many business continuity plans include a variety of scenario assumptions.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2018

We were scheduled to conduct some incident management training as part of a business continuity roll-out at a plant, but when we turned up we found them in the middle of a major environmental incident. I have trawled through the internet, but found nothing which is fit for purpose.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2018

We were scheduled to conduct some incident management training as part of a business continuity roll-out at a plant, but when we turned up we found them in the middle of a major environmental incident. I have trawled through the internet, but found nothing which is fit for purpose.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

An important task in our business continuity plan is securing our site after an incident to prevent looting. They provide phone and internet links to help the relief effort. In the Philippines there was talk of looting, as there was during Hurricane Katrina.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

An important task in our business continuity plan is securing our site after an incident to prevent looting. They provide phone and internet links to help the relief effort. In the Philippines there was talk of looting, as there was during Hurricane Katrina.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Anders turned round and said that anything that went on out at sea would be filmed and instantly be uploaded by satellite broadband to the internet, so what went on in the middle of the Southern Ocean would have the same level of scrutiny and exposure as in the middle of a city. For the Greenpeace protestors this is exactly the same.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Anders turned round and said that anything that went on out at sea would be filmed and instantly be uploaded by satellite broadband to the internet, so what went on in the middle of the Southern Ocean would have the same level of scrutiny and exposure as in the middle of a city. For the Greenpeace protestors this is exactly the same.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 1, 2019

When I wrote my first bulletin on playbooks , I envisaged the playbook helping senior management or the crisis team make a key decision in a cyber incident, such as, whether or not to unplug the organisation from the internet and prevent any network traffic on the organisation’s IT network.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 1, 2019

When I wrote my first bulletin on playbooks , I envisaged the playbook helping senior management or the crisis team make a key decision in a cyber incident, such as, whether or not to unplug the organisation from the internet and prevent any network traffic on the organisation’s IT network.

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SRM

JULY 3, 2018

But arguably we are now entering an additional phase which includes the integration of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators and connectivity, sometimes known as The Internet of Things. This is the Industrial Revolution v4.1.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 28, 2017

If you have denial of access attack do you disconnect your system from the internet? Relevant business continuity plans and recovery strategies – are there business continuity plans and manual workarounds which can help the response?

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 28, 2017

If you have denial of access attack do you disconnect your system from the internet? Relevant business continuity plans and recovery strategies – are there business continuity plans and manual workarounds which can help the response?

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In fact, during an incident a smartphone can act as a mini incident room, ensuring emails can be sent, holding copies of the plans and contact numbers and allowing the user to get information from the internet. I imagined individual cells could go down but not a whole system.

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