MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

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.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Business continuity professionals who want to make their organizations more resilient should make a conscious effort to become gap hunters. I agree—and in today’s blog I’m going to build on Michael’s post by laying out some of the common vulnerabilities I often see in working with clients of ours. Unrealistic tests.

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Zerto

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Indeed, besides any business’ need to be able to cope with natural disasters or planned outages (maintenance, etc.), Cyber resilience describes an organization’s ability to mitigate, respond to and recover from cyber threats and attacks such as ransomware. Threat and vulnerability management.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

The risk maturity model is a key component of business continuity. In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

The risk maturity model is a key component of business continuity. In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2024

Herrera Unplugged is an occasional series in which MHA Consulting CEO Michael Herrera shares his candid views on current hot-button business continuity topics. You might think that a company spending a substantial sum for the advice of a business continuity consultant would do everything it could to make the collaboration a success.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment The Need for Threat Intelligence Traditional business continuity methodology leans heavily on the threat and risk assessment or TRA, in which the organization identifies potential threats and ranks them in terms of likelihood and potential impact.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. This is a subsection of Ready.gov devoted specifically to the needs of business. BCM consultancy websites.

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IBM Business Resiliency

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans need to keep pace with increasing business demands and growth in physical and compute infrastructures. For a hyperconnected digital business, even a small disruptive event can ripple through the entire organization. Today most businesses have BCDR plans.

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Online Computers

AUGUST 29, 2023

Reputable MSPs like Online Computers specialize in addressing and mitigating the impacts of cyberthreats. Some cyberthreats can make company data inaccessible by locking it away using encryption. Others can delete or steal sensitive information. Threats like denial-of-service attacks can overwhelm a network and stop it from working properly.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 30, 2023

Such outages can cripple operations, erode customer trust, and result in financial losses. Security vulnerabilities: Complex IT environments often have multiple points of entry for cyber threats. Prioritize systems that pose the most risk due to lack of support and security vulnerabilities.

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Online Computers

JULY 17, 2022

Corruption can occur due to a variety of reasons, such as viruses, hardware problems, or power outages. What’s more, cybercriminals can use corrupted files to exploit vulnerabilities in business systems. How can businesses prevent file corruption? Is it possible to retrieve a corrupted file?

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Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The Future of Business Continuity The Future of Business Continuity: Innovations and Emerging Technologies In an era of rapid technological advancement, the landscape of business continuity is evolving, embracing innovations and emerging technologies to enhance resilience.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Risk assessment, business impact analysis (BIA), and service level agreement (SLAs) are indispensable to the development and implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans. It also documents existing strategies and measures already in place to mitigate the impact of said risks.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read on for a list of a dozen business continuity practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer recommended. Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. Savvy organizational leaders employ corporate strategies such as disaster recovery and business continuity to nimbly navigate through such emergencies and maintain functionality in the face of disasters. What is a Business Continuity Plan?

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Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Securing your data is just the start: once you have a data protection strategy in place, it’s critical to consider recovery of that data should any disruption, outage, or cyber-attack occur. More emphasis needs to be placed on protecting mission critical data wherever it is located and ensuring business continuity.

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Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

However, even with the best intentions, many organizations make common mistakes that can leave them vulnerable to downtime, data loss, and costly recovery efforts. Learn about the 10 Disaster Recovery Plan Mistakes to Avoid for Your Business. Your disaster recovery and business continuity plan should involve more than just technology.

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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. Setting Up Your Disaster Recovery Testing Template: Full vs. Partial.

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Castellan

JUNE 10, 2021

While small businesses and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may be the most vulnerable to attacks, healthcare, government, energy, higher education, and critical infrastructure are squarely in attackers’ crosshairs. Get The Business Continuity Business Case Template. No industry is immune. DOWNLOAD NOW.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program.

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