KingsBridge BCP

AUGUST 14, 2022

You should be able to use the same BCP to respond to a fire, a train derailment, a power outage, or an active threat. Two key areas of a flexible BCP are the response and recovery steps, and the supporting documentation. The response and recovery steps document exactly what steps you need to take when an incident occurs.

BCP 89

BCP Audit Outage Continuity Professionals 89

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. This will enable you to identify your biggest current gaps, putting you in a position to develop and document your basic plan and strategy.

Business Continuity 86

Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery Outage 86

PagerDuty

JUNE 29, 2022

With little to no data to understand how and when power outages occur, it has become increasingly challenging for bioengineers to manage. . Without data showing exactly how long and costly these outages are, it’s difficult for these hospitals to justify additional funds. Nexleaf Analytics is working to solve this challenge.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Hospitality Outage Alert 52

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world. However, we’re finding that with ransomware, network outages, and all the rest of our contemporary challenges, the need to have documented, tested manual workaround procedures is greater than ever. I wish them the best.

Outage 52

Outage BCM Internet Healthcare 52

KingsBridge BCP

APRIL 6, 2023

Even after a pandemic, endless weather incidents, outages and more, your customers and employees generally will have an “I need it, and I need it NOW” mindset. Part of our job is to ensure expectations are reviewed when business processes are documented in a Business Impact Analysis.

Impact Analysis 75

Impact Analysis Outage BCP Disaster Recovery 75

Disaster Safety

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In case of a power outage, follow these guidelines when using a generator: Using a generator poses certain risks that must be addressed for safe operation, including fire, damage to electrical equipment, and even injury or death to those operating the generator or inside the home. Clean off your roof to prevent ice dams or snow load issues.

Alert 145

Alert Outage Insurance Insurance 145

MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

Organizations now have to contend with a heightened risk of drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, political unrest, global conflict, cyberattack, power outages, active shooters, supply chain disruptions, pandemic, social-media impacts, and all the rest. Documentation. Traditional BC documentation is shrinking.

BCM 92

BCM Business Continuity Outage Internet 92

everbridge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At its core, a disaster recovery plan is a standardized document that covers policies and procedures about how an organization should respond to a natural or human-made disaster. Take, for example, an IT outage due to a cyberattack. Furthermore, a plan needs to be available to guide employees through a Plan B if an outage occurs.

Disaster Recovery 131

Disaster Recovery BCP Continuity Planning Outage 131

everbridge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When a critical event occurs, a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) documents the procedures and resources each department within an organization will use to keep the business impact to a minimum. Utility outages. Perhaps order statuses need to be amended or alerts of an outage need to be shared. Cyberattacks. Product recalls.

Retail 142

Retail Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP 142

MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

But one thing we find a lot is that organizations with elaborate BC programs—they’ve done lots of BIAs and have extensive plans and other documentation—are often not nearly as resilient as they think they are. Sorting out such problems can take hours if not days, an expensive proposition if the issue is prolonging an outage.

Vulnerability 85

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 85

Zerto

JANUARY 10, 2024

Per Google documentation, data region policies cover data-at-rest (including backups) for core services, including: Google Calendar Google Contacts Google Drive Gmail Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides However, these backups aren’t available to restore data upon customer request and expire or are overwritten on defined timelines.

Backup 52

Backup Outage Application Vulnerability 52

Online Computers

MARCH 10, 2023

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a vital document that outlines the procedures and strategies an organization must follow to be able to continue operating in the event of an emergency or a disaster. These may include natural disasters, cyberattacks, power outages, supply chain disruptions, and more.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Exercises Winter presents significant potential for business interruptions and outages. In many parts of the world, winter weather and Acts of Nature can impact operations from commuting to shipping to increased chance of power outages. An Audit examines controls and measures a program to a documented standard.

Audit 130

Audit Outage Evaluation Business Continuity 130

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Unprecedented outages occur all the time. Be prepared for pushback by people who say there’s no point in rehearsing a workaround because the primary method for doing that particular task will never go down. You might need to put on your teacher hat to help your colleagues understand why practicing manual workarounds is important.

Entertainment 101

Entertainment Business Continuity Activation BCM 101

Disaster Recovery Journal

JANUARY 14, 2020

While an emergency can be many things – a winter storm , natural disaster, power outage, or man-made incident – streamlining and centralizing communications can play a major role in improving the outcome of an event. AlertMediaâ??s

Management 130

Management Communications Disaster Recovery Outage 130

Zerto

JANUARY 31, 2022

Old-fashioned as that sounds, this cumbersome and time-consuming process was once the gold standard for disaster recovery services—it saved organizations from potentially suffering even longer outages and excessive data loss. With the rise of cloud computing, the DRaaS solution has re-invented itself. How Does Zerto Fit into DRaaS? .

Disaster Recovery 76

Disaster Recovery Outage Fashion Cloud Computing 76

Disaster Safety

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In case of a power outage, use your generator. Watch for signs of snow load damage, such as creaking sounds, a sagging roof, cracks in the ceiling or walls, water stains and door or windows that no longer open and close correctly. Permanent generators are more self-sufficient but should be monitored periodically while they are in operation.

Alert 80

Alert Outage Insurance Insurance 80

LogisManager

JULY 22, 2021

Their process for developing and updating their BCP initially involved holding in-person interviews with department heads to gather information about various impacts to their core processes in case of an outage: Who are their key team members? This lets them easily determine which processes need to be prioritized during an outage.

BCP 94

BCP Outage Continuity Planning Business Continuity 94

KingsBridge BCP

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

5 – Is procedural documentation up to date? If someone is placed in an unfamiliar position, ensure they have the documentation they need to get the job done. . If manager A is not available, be sure it’s documented who will take over. We still face outages and shortages. Can we outsource should we need?

BCP 52

BCP Pandemic Outsourcing Authorization 52

Zerto

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It also documents existing strategies and measures already in place to mitigate the impact of said risks. A BIA report documents the worst-case scenarios and provides an overview of the rate, type, magnitude, and consequences of such an event. The SLA may specify a service requirement of 99.5% Recovery Time Objectives.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Outage Business Continuity 52

NexusTek

AUGUST 4, 2021

Documents update in real-time so that all invited members can view changes immediately, increasing communication and productivity. So, if you have not adopted this life hack yet, please start now: Stop attaching documents to emails, upload to the Cloud, and save us all some much-needed extra time. File Hosting Services.

Cloud Computing 71

Cloud Computing Telecommunications Backup Disaster Recovery 71

Pure Storage

APRIL 30, 2024

A network disaster recovery plan is a documented, structured approach to fully restoring IT operations damaged by a cyberattack, natural disaster, or other unforeseen event. In too many cases, though, these documents are poorly maintained and are insufficient to fulfill their intended purpose.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Retail Manufacturing Architecture 52

Pure Storage

APRIL 30, 2024

A network disaster recovery plan is a documented, structured approach to fully restoring IT operations damaged by a cyberattack, natural disaster, or other unforeseen event. In too many cases, though, these documents are poorly maintained and are insufficient to fulfill their intended purpose. What Is a Network Disaster Recovery Plan?

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Retail Manufacturing Architecture 52

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What often happens is, when the senior leadership sees how much it would cost to meet the lofty goals of the BC department, they realize that the damage of a longer outage might not be quite as great as they first thought—and that maybe their recovery goals don’t have to be quite so stringent.

Disaster Recovery 103

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Manufacturing 103

FS-ISAC

JUNE 30, 2022

The first step is to document critical business processes and the suppliers used to support each process. To manage this efficiently, firms should not only document the end-to-end processes but also regularly engage in tabletop exercises that span both IT and the business.

Resilience 52

Resilience Failover Financial Services Cyber Resilience 52

PagerDuty

MAY 14, 2024

The virtual platform connects patients with healthcare professionals via audio or video calls, and even uses artificial intelligence (AI) to document their symptoms for treatment guidance. In certain areas, however, poor cellular connectivity requires health workers to go to great lengths to serve rural communities.

Healthcare 75

Healthcare Education Government Hospitality 75

Solutions Review

JANUARY 26, 2023

2023 could be the year we see the first major SaaS outage. Similarly, in the case of a system outage, immutable storage can be helpful because it enables organizations to access a copy of their data. Experts predict that over 70% of companies will ultimately experience business disruption due to data loss from SaaS applications.

Outage 52

Outage Backup Disaster Recovery Banking 52

AWS Disaster Recovery

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Recovering your mission-critical workloads from outages is essential for business continuity and providing services to customers with little or no interruption. It will follow the shared responsibility model described in AWS Outposts documentation. Create an Outpost and order Outpost capacity as described in the documentation.

Disaster Recovery 61

Disaster Recovery Architecture Internet Outage 61

AWS Disaster Recovery

MARCH 10, 2023

During an outage in the primary Region, Velero restores volumes from the latest snapshots in the standby cluster. Full documentation for cross-cluster replication is available in the OpenSearch documentation. Cross-cluster replication is available on domains running Elasticsearch 7.10 or OpenSearch 1.1 or OpenSearch 1.1,

Disaster Recovery 91

Disaster Recovery Activation Failover Management 91

Pure Storage

AUGUST 2, 2021

You also need documentation for tests to prove effectiveness over time and to create an accurate, up-to-date heatmap. The documentation should also focus on critical infrastructure that can be rapidly restored in an outage since other applications depend on it.

Benchmark 97

Benchmark Cybersecurity Application Vulnerability 97

Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Business continuity planning describes the process of documenting a holistic set of protocols and procedures to help businesses maintain a certain minimum level of functionality when a crisis hits. What is a Business Continuity Plan? The outcome of that planning process is the business continuity plan, or BCP.

BCP 82

BCP Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Continuity Planning 82

Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 30, 2021

Severe weather often causes power outages and other service disruptions that may last longer than anticipated, and key files like property records and facility plans should be safely stored and easily accessible in the event of a hurricane. Additionally, back up important paperwork and IT services to avoid losing valuable assets.

Risk Management 74

Risk Management Insurance Insurance Management 74

everbridge

MARCH 7, 2022

An effective disaster recovery plan is a document that requires meticulous and thoughtful planning, preparation, and testing. The disaster recovery plan must also contain a contingency plan: What is plan B in the case of an outage, who will guide personnel through plan B, and how will employee training be conducted?

Disaster Recovery 72

Disaster Recovery Continuity Planning Business Continuity Crisis Management 72

FS-ISAC

MARCH 2, 2022

Ad Hoc : The firm has a binder or, with the rise of remote work, a shared Word or Google document or online folder with standard operating procedures for incident response as well as a roster of the responsible people. The more outages you have, the more resources you must divert from other value-creating initiatives.

Financial Services 52

Financial Services Outage Marketing Communications 52

Erwood Group

MAY 30, 2024

Overlooking or misjudging these relationships can lead to incomplete or ineffective recovery plans leading to longer disruptions and outages. Including and documenting manual workarounds for business processes can provide a buffer. Keeping up with these changes is essential but can be challenging.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Resilience 52

Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Many times in testing, we have run into situations where you think all the right apps are being protected – only to find out a SaaS tool has been integrated into a process but not well documented. This includes the availability of emergency backup services, such as batteries and generators, in case of power outages.

Backup 119

Backup Disaster Recovery Application Security 119

LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Considering that there seems to be at least one data breach in the news most weeks, you’d be forgiven for thinking that all cyberattacks are documented and reported. A shifting landscape of ransomware attacks and system outages has catapulted cybersecurity into the legislative and regulatory spotlight.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Evaluation Government Backup 98