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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

MHA Consulting

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. The Promise and Pitfalls of Insurance Insurance is the most frequently used and easiest method of risk transference.

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The 2023 Hurricane Season Outlook

Risk Management Monitor

“The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be less active than recent years, due to competing factors—some that suppress storm development and some that fuel it—driving this year’s overall forecast for a near-normal season,” NOAA reported. Update your current disaster recovery plan. Do a dry run.

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Ransomware is on the rise, and no industry is safe

OffsiteDataSync

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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They Called Me ‘The Queen of Doom’

Disaster Recovery Journal

But that was my unofficial designation when I worked for the largest insurance broker in the world some 20 odd years ago. My former boss died in that disaster. I was explaining the installation of window breakers and door locks to improve their safety in the event of an active shooter. What a ridiculous title â??

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Unlocking the Truth: Navigating 20 Myths About Business Continuity

Erwood Group

Section 1: The Scope of Business Continuity Myth 1: Business Continuity is Only About IT Disaster Recovery or DR. Contrary to popular belief, business continuity extends far beyond IT recovery. You can also seek out new clients that require vendors or suppliers to have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place.

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Risk Management Process- Part 1: Overview

Zerto

This framework captures your business continuity and disaster recovery plans, so it must be regularly updated as the organization scales and its risk profile expands or shrinks. Changes at any level—affecting either business strategy or environment—trigger activities across all stages and establish a new baseline.

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TSPs: Making the Case to Invest in Risk and Resiliency

Fusion Risk Management

Technology firms that do business in the supply chain ecosystem of highly regulated entities must respond to RFP (request for proposal) requests understanding their back-end IT security, disaster recovery, compliance, and privacy programs. Ability to Procure Cyber Insurance.