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Is your business ready for any disaster? Review this 5-point disaster preparedness checklist

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That's why it's important for you to have a disaster preparedness plan (DPP) to help prevent or lessen the damage of a disaster and quickly resume normal business operations. But how can you be sure that your strategy to mitigate disasters will actually work?

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Insights into creating a successful Disaster Recovery exercise – Part 1: Objectives

eBRP

With more than three million consumer households at stake, they have designated disaster preparedness a ‘mission critical’ program. Periodic testing and validation of their documented Disaster Recovery Plans are the only way to certify their DR Program as credible and viable.

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What MSP services can help ensure business continuity?

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They will execute well-defined recovery plans, including procedures for data restoration, system configuration, and application recovery. Related reading : Is your business ready for any disaster? Virtualization also enables businesses to scale their IT resources up or down on demand.

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Insights into creating a successful Disaster Recovery Test – Part 3: Metrics

eBRP

Organizations with an active Disaster Recovery program conduct DR Tests to validate the Disaster Preparedness component of their IT Service Continuity strategies. The visibility of restored infrastructure components allowed Application Owners to initiate Application Functionality Testing.

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Insights into creating a successful Disaster Recovery Test – Part 2: Preparation

eBRP

Application Validation Plans: owned by Business Analysts. The primary objective of a DR Test is usually to report on Achievable vs. Planned Recovery Time for all Tier-1/Tier-2 IT applications. real-time status of each application being restored, the DR Plan being executed, as well as staff resource scheduling and availability.

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Ransomware: How to Protect Yourself Before It is Too Late

Zerto

Adopt good patching practices for applications and operating systems. IDC White Paper, sponsored by Zerto, The State of Ransomware and Disaster Preparedness: 2022, May 2022”. Install endpoint security on PC’s and servers. Enable Multi-factor Authentication. Implement Information privacy practices (e.g., clear desk policy).

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The 11 Best Free Disaster Recovery Plan Templates Online

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IBM also offers examples of each section, enabling disaster recovery professionals to easily understand the best way to approach their recovery strategies. OUR TAKE: Ontrack, a tech blog, posted their own disaster recovery plan template. GO TO TEMPLATE. GO TO TEMPLATE. SANS Institute.