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Ransomware is on the rise, and no industry is safe

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According to Nuspire’s 2021 Q2 Quarterly Threat Landscape Report , the second quarter saw a 55.240% increase in ransomware activity with the attacks becoming “more common and more damaging”. The report is sourced from 90 billion traffic logs to outline new cyber criminal activity, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

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These definitions are taken from our recent free ebook, Strong Language: The MHA Guide to Essential Business Continuity Terminology. There are two main types of risk transference: 1) buying insurance and 2) hiring a third-party vendor to perform an activity and passing on to them the risks associated with that activity.

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

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Legal: The legal team can provide important insight on the legal ramifications of activities performed in response to an emergency. Below is a list (taken from my ebook 10 Keys to a Peak-Performing BCM Program ) of the key skill sets that you should look at in assessing your current staff and bringing in new hires. Extraversion.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

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Back then, finding information on how to do anything in BC and IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) was impossible. As an example, our MHA Consulting site is full of articles and ebooks that set forth the same principles and practices we use in working with our Fortune 500 clients, all available for free to anyone who wants them.

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Backup and DR – The Last Line of Ransomware Defense

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Backup and disaster recovery are critical elements in the drive to thwart ransomware. But if a ransomware attack encrypts a large portion of your IT infrastructure, it’s a disaster recovery situation, and the process for restoring order is a bit different. Want to learn more about backup and ransomware?

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