MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. Sometimes the form business continuity management (BCM) is used. For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These may be different than the workarounds used in a non-cyber application outage. It helps organizations identify gaps, train their teams, and respond effectively during outages. Recovering from a cyber incident such as a ransomware attack will require recovery of data and/or data processing equipment and devices.

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BCM Business Continuity Outage Business Recovery 101

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. Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 23, 2023

FFIEC is, of course, one of many standards that organizations can adopt and seek to come into alignment with to strengthen their BCM programs. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Gold Standard of BCM standards. The Gold Standard FFIEC is the most aggressive standard in the U.S. marketplace.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Sorting out such problems can take hours if not days, an expensive proposition if the issue is prolonging an outage. Often tests feature limited integration, excluding remote sites and limiting testing of applications, even critical ones. This can be crippling during an outage. Unrealistic tests. Inadequate training.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at why organizations still need to be adept at IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) and describe the four phases of restoring IT services after an outage. Phase 1: Preparation Technically, preparation is not a phase of disaster recovery since it happens before the outage. Estimate how long the outage will last.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Most of these have had demonstrable impacts on the practice of business continuity management (BCM), rendering some traditional practices obsolete and ushering in new concerns and techniques. It’s interesting to look at BCM practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer regarded as beneficial or sufficient.

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