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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. For business continuity newcomers, few topics are as confusing as the difference between business continuity and IT disaster recovery. Let’s go over them.

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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes 

MHA Consulting

Having quality documentation is an important part of a sound business continuity management program, but it’s not the most important part. Recovering from a cyber incident such as a ransomware attack will require recovery of data and/or data processing equipment and devices. But quality documentation is a close second.

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Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans

MHA Consulting

Most organizations recognize the importance of having a sound business continuity recovery plan, but many plans are undermined by the presence of overlooked weaknesses. When companies don’t do a risk assessment to determine their most likely and impactful risks, they don’t really know what their recovery plan needs to do.

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the first bulletin of his new ‘Business Continuity 2025’ series, Charlie discusses what incidents might look like in 2025. I intend to write a series of bulletins over the next few months where I imagine what business continuity might look like in 2025.

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The Human Factor: BCM Team Roles and Skill Requirements 

MHA Consulting

Knowing what roles should be represented on the business continuity management (BCM) team and what kind of people should fill them is an overlooked key to success in making organizations resilient. Business Continuity Manager: The individual with direct responsibility for the business continuity program.

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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

MHA Consulting

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.