Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Back to the Olympics; is there anything we can learn from our Olympic success which can have an input into our management of business continuity? I think the first biggest thing we can learn is that continuous improvement and small incremental changes add up to medal winning performances.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Sports Continual Improvement Continuity Planning 52

Bernstein Crisis Management

MAY 19, 2023

Crisis management refers to an organization’s process- and strategy-based approach for identifying, preparing for, and responding to threats, unanticipated events, or any negative disruptions with the potential to harm people, property, or business processes.

Crisis Management 200

Crisis Management Management Evaluation Authorization 200

Solutions Review

JUNE 9, 2023

Enabling Business Continuity: Data protection is closely tied to business continuity. In the event of data loss or system failures, organizations with robust data protection measures can quickly recover and restore critical data, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.

Mitigation 59

Mitigation Business Continuity Vulnerability Disaster Recovery 59

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 27, 2022

A risk management program incorporates processes, tools, procedures, and resources to optimize the risk profile, create a risk-aware culture, and implement the right mitigation strategies to maintain business continuity and competitiveness. It also helps align internal audit, external audit, and compliance functions.

Government 52

Government Audit Risk Management Disaster Recovery 52

LogisManager

APRIL 20, 2022

References allows you to instantly see which areas of your business are impacted and who to get in contact with to enact your business continuity plans. Avoid Negligence Knowing the impact of a business decision helps keep your organization protected from negligence. IT Audit LEARN MORE Categories: Solution Packages.

Audit 52

Audit Alert Evaluation Strategic 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Be aware, however, that certification is evaluated and granted by an independent third party that conducts the certification audit. Once the ISO 27001 audit is complete, the auditor gives the organization a Statement of Applicability (SOA) summarizing its position on all security controls. Why Is an ISO 27001 Checklist Essential?

Gap Analysis 52

Gap Analysis Audit Security Asset Management 52

Pure Storage

MARCH 25, 2024

CISA is a part of the Department of Homeland Security and has responsibilities that include risk assessment, vulnerability reduction, threat detection, incident response, and the coordination of recovery efforts with other federal agencies, state and local government, and the private sector.

Financial Services 59

Financial Services Resilience Banking Risk Management 59

everbridge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Lessons Learned: Exploration of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: In 2023, a surge in cyberattacks exposed vulnerabilities across various sectors. These incidents highlighted the vulnerability of such systems to cyber threats, necessitating urgent security enhancements.

Management 59

Management Travel Vulnerability Cybersecurity 59

NexusTek

JULY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on such shifting times and vulnerable employees, and consequently, social engineering attacks have risen. As an SSAE 18 SOC II certified company, NexusTek conducts yearly rigorous security audits to ensure customer safety and provide optimal service. Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Cybersecurity 79

Cybersecurity Outsourcing Cyber Resilience Audit 79

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

IT/DR is the part of business continuity that deals with restoring computing systems, applications, and data following a disruption.) The written plan is secondary though it has many benefits and may be needed to pass an audit by an agency or customer. Let’s look at each of these entities in detail.

Disaster Recovery 106

Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 106

Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Brian and Vanessa make the following additional points: • Small business owners should not assume their managed IT service providers will protect them from ransomware attacks or give assistance if attacks occur. Cybercriminals are proficient at finding vulnerable companies, even ones with few employees and a low profile.

Disaster Recovery 36

Disaster Recovery Sports Audit Insurance 36

Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Brian and Vanessa make the following additional points: • Small business owners should not assume their managed IT service providers will protect them from ransomware attacks or give assistance if attacks occur. Cybercriminals are proficient at finding vulnerable companies, even ones with few employees and a low profile.

Disaster Recovery 36

Disaster Recovery Sports Audit Insurance 36

Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Brian and Vanessa make the following additional points: • Small business owners should not assume their managed IT service providers will protect them from ransomware attacks or give assistance if attacks occur. Cybercriminals are proficient at finding vulnerable companies, even ones with few employees and a low profile.

Disaster Recovery 36

Disaster Recovery Sports Audit Insurance 36

Solutions Review

APRIL 19, 2023

Data protection is a broad field encompassing backup and disaster recovery, data storage, business continuity, cybersecurity, endpoint management, data privacy, and data loss prevention. Data protection software becomes more crucial as the amount of data an enterprise creates and stores continues to grow at ever-increasing rates.

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Accreditation Evaluation 105

Castellan

AUGUST 24, 2021

For businesses, resilience is often tied directly to business continuity, where professionals are tasked with ensuring an organization can quickly adjust, adapt, respond, and recover from disruptions and disasters. Resilience is all about the ability to recover quickly when faced with a challenge. What is Cyber Resilience?

Cyber Resilience 52

Cyber Resilience Resilience Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

JULY 20, 2023

Needless to say, no one should ever delete data that is subject to a legal or auditing hold.) Most of the pushback to deleting data comes from people who believe it might offer an eventual business advantage. Retained data is also information the company could be obliged to turn over in the event of a lawsuit.

Government 72

Government Media Risk Management Vulnerability 72

LogisManager

MAY 22, 2023

Execute a risk assessment and provide your Audit group with the RMM Auditor's guide to verify the program's effectiveness. By proactively assessing their vulnerabilities and planning for risks, they were able to effectively navigate the new loan program. We all have software vendors. Think about how many technology systems they have.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Evaluation Banking Benchmark 52

LogisManager

MAY 22, 2023

Execute a risk assessment and provide your Audit group with the RMM Auditor's guide to verify the program's effectiveness. By proactively assessing their vulnerabilities and planning for risks, they were able to effectively navigate the new loan program. We all have software vendors. Think about how many technology systems they have.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Evaluation Banking Benchmark 52

Solutions Review

JUNE 16, 2023

This threat is lethal to businesses that overlook their data protection strategies. If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that anyone can be vulnerable to attacks in the cloud without proper protection—from the largest organization to the smallest startup. This is critical for compliance audits and proving disaster resilience.

Resilience 52

Resilience Backup Architecture Cybersecurity 52

LogisManager

JANUARY 4, 2022

With traditional GRC functions like vendor management, information security, compliance, audit and more, risk management activities can easily become unnecessarily duplicative. Failing to adopt an integrated risk management strategy leaves you vulnerable to blind spots. Make better business decisions to improve performance.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Activation Government 52

Zerto

JANUARY 10, 2024

A plan that does not offer easy and/or unlimited point-in-time recovery is essential for easy cloud disaster recovery and seamless business continuity. This is vital for any organization that has its business-critical data on Google Workspace. You won’t be able to access it if needed for compliance or audits.

Backup 52

Backup Outage Application Vulnerability 52

LogisManager

MAY 20, 2021

Risks for all business scandals, like the one at Colonial Pipeline, are always known months in advance, making the consequences preventable. Business Continuity. To prevent liabilities when a business continuity event occurs, it’s critical to take a risk-based approach.

Risk Management 64

Risk Management Management Authentication Hospitality 64

Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Also, they can reduce their attack surfaces by establishing policies, technologies and auditing that reduces their data footprint through methodologies like deduplication. Rather, they need to balance a mature Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) program with lighter, more nimble backup approaches such as snapshot recovery.

Backup 119

Backup Disaster Recovery Application Security 119

Security Industry Association

MAY 31, 2021

While I continued to sharpen my skills in corporate security, I also studied for and passed the Certified Protection Professional exam in 1994. Our business continues to grow through extensive repeat business, as well as via new client opportunities. Getting the system properly installed is only half the battle.

Audit 52

Audit Consulting Security Education 52

Online Computers

JULY 27, 2021

They will also be tasked with meeting retention and scheduling requirements, maintaining data audit trails, providing backup reports, and raising event alerts as needed. Can be vulnerable to natural disasters. Local backups tend to be vulnerable to natural disasters.

Backup 52

Backup Cloud Computing Vulnerability Audit 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

We’ve seen US states such as California passing their own privacy laws and drafting detailed regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision making privacy by design in practice a must-do to be able to effectively respond to the demands of augmented privacy regulatory frameworks.

Authentication 142

Authentication Cybersecurity Security Government 142

Zerto

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Disaster recovery (DR) testing is important across all industries and companies of all sizes to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery. In reality, they are highly vulnerable when a real DR scenario occurs. Importance of disaster recovery.

Disaster Recovery 62

Disaster Recovery Application Outage Failover 62

Pure Storage

OCTOBER 19, 2023

However, even in the cloud, data is vulnerable, making regular backups essential for businesses and individuals alike. Compliance and reporting: Meeting regulatory compliance is critical for businesses dealing with sensitive data. Veeam assists in compliance adherence by providing detailed reporting and auditing capabilities.

Backup 52

Backup Application Disaster Recovery High Availability 52

LogisManager

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This involves tracking your company’s technological resources, making sure their vulnerabilities are under control and creating policies and procedures that are compliant with today’s evolving regulations. Audit Management: Making sure that every business area within your organization is stacking up and improving accordingly.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Insurance Insurance 52

Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Our professional services team provides consulting services to local government agencies, universities and colleges, hospitals and health care systems and private commercial industry clients on business continuity planning, emergency management and public safety technology, governance and operations.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Education Technology Government 52

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’ve seen US states such as California passing their own privacy laws and drafting detailed regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision making privacy by design in practice a must-do to be able to effectively respond to the demands of augmented privacy regulatory frameworks.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 59

Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

We’ve seen US states such as California passing their own privacy laws and drafting detailed regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision making privacy by design in practice a must-do to be able to effectively respond to the demands of augmented privacy regulatory frameworks.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

As these dynamic applications based on Kubernetes move into production and generate business-critical data, the data generated by these workloads needs to be backed up for business continuity and compliance purposes. One way of mitigating today’s vulnerabilities is to provide rigorous identity-based access control.

Government 116

Government Backup Application Security 116