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The Importance of Impact Tolerance in Operational Resilience

Castellan

By understanding your impact tolerance, you can better understand the impact single points of failure and vulnerabilities could have on your organization. We recommend a five-step framework that looks like: Identify important business services. Impact tolerance is an important component of an operational resilience strategy.

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Four Attack Vectors for Web Applications Being Targeted by Ransomware

Solutions Review

Sometimes the rush to keep business services functioning meant that security was overlooked, and cybercriminals are ready to exploit these vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities are the next attack vector you need to assess to determine how secure your applications really are.

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When You Can’t Rely on a Crystal Ball, Elevate and Invest in Resilience

Fusion Risk Management

Where are my vulnerabilities? But, with the invention of a crystal ball not on the horizon, organizations need an alternate way to gain a complete view of their important business services and be better prepared to prevent a potential disruption before it materializes. Where are my strengths? Where should I focus my efforts?

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What’s Next After Completing Your Operational Resilience Self-Assessment?

Castellan

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) , the Bank of England (BoE) , and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) announced these new requirements a year ago to improve the operational resilience of financial services in the UK. Cause catastrophic consequences and unacceptable harm to your most vulnerable customer(s)?

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Resilience is Everyone’s Job

Fusion Risk Management

Then, prioritize the services that, if disrupted, would impact that promise. Map important services – Identify the necessary people, processes, technology, and information required to deliver each important business service. Ask yourself: What is the process chain that delivers this overall service?

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The Ukraine Invasion: What Are the Impacts on Supply Chain Dynamics?

Fusion Risk Management

The Bank of England, as part of their operational resilience policy statement , continually outlined the need for institutions to ensure that they can continue to deliver their important business services during severe (or extreme) but plausible scenarios.

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Operational Resilience in 2023: What Can We Expect?

Fusion Risk Management

After all, Operational Resilience is not limited to the financial services industry. A “Resilience Hub” or platform is a best-practice approach that we see many firms take to develop a common operating language and to centralize all management, protection, and reporting against their important business services.