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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

MHA Consulting

The most vulnerable areas tend to be electrical power, data backups, and network connectivity. Many organizations lack sufficient backup power supplies to keep even their most critical equipment functioning in the event of a power outage. Summing Up Risk reduction lies at the heart of business continuity.

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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

MHA Consulting

This is so whether the company is applying some combination of the four main risk mitigation strategies (risk acceptance, risk avoidance, risk reduction, and risk transfer) or implementing such specific measures as installing a backup power generator or requiring the use of secure VPNs.

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Unlocking the Truth: Navigating 20 Myths About Business Continuity

Erwood Group

In one case, just as a measure of preservation alone, I was able to help one retailer set up an offsite backup for their critical payment systems, assuring that they would be able to continue to operate stores and collect credit and check payments for customers as long as the store was open and operational.