Erwood Group

MAY 30, 2024

Executives will find this information valuable for enhancing their company’s disaster recovery plans and ensuring sustained operational effectiveness today and into the future. What is a Recovery Time Objective (RTO)? The Key Elements of RTO: Time Frame: The specific duration within which recovery must be completed.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Be a Hard Target: Train Your Employees in Security Awareness A Uniquely Vulnerable Time In the context of business continuity, the recovery period is a vulnerable one for any organization. Addresses the use of outside services such as those from Microsoft and Google or outside experts such as consultants.

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Security Outage Vulnerability Cybersecurity 86

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Mark My Words: Commonly Confused Business Continuity Terms The Meaning of “Continuity” If you’ve been to MHA’s home page , you know what our firm is all about. As the headline on the page explains, we provide “Business continuity consulting for today’s leading companies.”

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BCM Business Continuity Consulting Resilience 90

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program.

Business Continuity 86

Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery Outage 86

MHA Consulting

JULY 7, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources We business continuity professionals spend a lot of time telling our colleagues and clients about the negative impacts an organization can experience if it gives short shrift to the need to become resilient and plan for outages.

Airlines 52

Airlines Outage Crisis Management Transportation 52

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Disaster recovery planning is no easy task, but it is a necessary one. With so many different options of data recovery plans that a business can implement out there, the process of developing the best fit can be overwhelming. Looking for more information on backup and disaster recovery solutions?

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Data Recovery Disaster Recovery Backup Outage 98

MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The Write Stuff: How to Create and Maintain Business Continuity Documentation Five Ways BC Documentation Can Go Wrong An organization can reap myriad benefits by documenting its business continuity or IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) program in the form of written recovery plans.

BCM 101

BCM Business Continuity Outage Business Recovery 101

MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: How to Get Strong: Unlocking the Power of Vulnerability Management The Practice of Vulnerability Management Last week, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote a blog about vulnerability management , the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology.

Vulnerability 85

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 85

Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Section 1: The Scope of Business Continuity Myth 1: Business Continuity is Only About IT Disaster Recovery or DR. Contrary to popular belief, business continuity extends far beyond IT recovery. You can also seek out new clients that require vendors or suppliers to have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Related on BCMMETRICS: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Resilient An Eye-Opening Exercise Earlier this week I did a two-hour mock disaster exercise with a healthcare client. The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world. Consult your business impact analysis.

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Outage BCM Internet Healthcare 52

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Far from relieving organizations of the responsibility of recovering their IT systems, today’s cloud-based and hybrid environments make it more important than ever that companies know how to bring their systems back up in the event of an outage. Moreover, cloud-services providers are themselves susceptible to outages and failed recoveries.

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Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 106

MHA Consulting

MARCH 30, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: The ABCs of ERM: The Rise of Enterprise Risk Management Enterprise Risk and Business Continuity From time to time, clients of ours express confusion about the roles and relationship of the enterprise risk management department and the business continuity team.

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BCM Risk Management Business Continuity Strategic 88

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Do they understand the key components of crisis management (team, plan, mock disasters, emergency notification system, etc.) Business and Disaster Recovery. Do they understand the key components of business recovery (plan development, recovery strategies, testing, maintenance, etc.)

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BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 91

Assurance IT

JUNE 15, 2021

Improve data access speed Improve server performance Complete disaster recovery. Protection Against Failed Hard Drives Protection Against Power Outages Recovery if Operating System Fails. You can book a free consultation call here to learn more about what’s best for your enterprise. What is Data Backup?

Backup 91

Backup Disaster Recovery Outage Business Continuity 91

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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All-Hazards Hazard Business Continuity Mitigation 86

MHA Consulting

MARCH 23, 2023

However, companies that need to be able to demonstrate a high level of recovery capability and competency—and where outages of even a couple of hours have the potential to cause serious impacts to the organization’s revenue, reputation, and stakeholders—would likely benefit greatly from learning about FFIEC and trying to meet its requirements.

BCM 74

BCM Impact Analysis Business Continuity Banking 74

Online Computers

AUGUST 29, 2023

IT consulting Managed IT services providers (MSPs) can help businesses optimize their IT resources by assessing their current IT infrastructure, identifying any gaps or inefficiencies, and developing a plan to improve efficiency and productivity. Examples of IaaS include Amazon Web Services , Google Cloud Platform , and IBM Cloud.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Cloud Computing Application Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill? Here are some examples of vulnerabilities that can exist at facilities even after risk mitigation controls have been implemented: The backup power source can provide only a fraction of the power needed to keep critical operations running in the event of an outage.

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Mitigation Authorization Risk Management Vulnerability 83

MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Working remotely as a business continuity management consulting firm worked while it had to, but there’s nothing like visiting organizations in person. People working at home can lose power, suffer network outages, expose confidential data to unauthorized people, get hacked, come under physical threat, and many other challenges.

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Outage 52

MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Know Your Gaps: Manage Residual Risk to Keep Your Company Safe Inherent Risk vs. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. The post The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 75

Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 30, 2021

This plan should include everything from the identified incident response team and the established internal and external communication protocols to the selected offsite workspace and disaster recovery plan. If a hurricane impacts your business, implement your disaster recovery plan.

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Risk Management Insurance Insurance Management 74

MHA Consulting

MARCH 9, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja Why the BIA Is Important The business impact analysis or BIA is one of the topics Richard Long and I write about the most here on “Roadmap to Resiliency.” In today’s post, we list, link to, and describe MHA’s best BIA resources. Free Ebook Your BIA Action Guide.

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Impact Analysis BCM Consulting Business Continuity 89

MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? Over time, we see risks go down, the number of outages decrease, and insurance and other costs decrease. Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership The post How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience appeared first on MHA Consulting.

Resilience 52

Resilience Risk Management Mitigation BCM 52

MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? Over time, we see risks go down, the number of outages decrease, and insurance and other costs decrease. Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership The post How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience appeared first on MHA Consulting.

Resilience 52

Resilience Risk Management Mitigation BCM 52

Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

That’s a sobering statistic that underscores the importance of having a solid disaster recovery plan in place. However, even with the best intentions, many organizations make common mistakes that can leave them vulnerable to downtime, data loss, and costly recovery efforts.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery All-Hazards Hazard Cybersecurity 52

Online Computers

JANUARY 20, 2022

Its purpose is to ensure that critical functions can be restored quickly in case of unplanned events or emergencies, such as fires, floods, terrorist attacks, power outages, or data breaches. Related article: How to update your disaster recovery plan.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

LogisManager

MAY 27, 2021

Taking a risk-based approach is the best way to go about developing your business continuity plan and avoid the need to use implement a disaster recovery plan. A regional power outage. Natural disasters. It will also ensure that you can avoid situations of disaster recovery. Abandonment in leadership.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

SRM

MARCH 25, 2020

Examining the key business processes that exist within an organisation and the impact of IT downtime on that business (outage impact), the BIA looks at the key assets in terms of recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs). Disaster Recovery (DR). Business Continuity Plan Checklist .

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP BCM 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The outage happened over a weekend in the middle of summer and there were no emergency calls but if the incident had happened at a different time the impact might have been much greater. The post Loss of Telecoms: their unexpected impact appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Outage Resilience Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The outage happened over a weekend in the middle of summer and there were no emergency calls but if the incident had happened at a different time the impact might have been much greater. The post Loss of Telecoms: their unexpected impact appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Outage Resilience Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 27, 2016

Many consultants and disaster recovery websites often quote, ‘70% of organisations that have a disaster will fail within 3 years’ , or similar style statistics. They have spent a lot of money on a disaster recovery solution giving them a 24-hour recovery. This included their website.

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Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Logistics Consulting 40

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 27, 2016

Many consultants and disaster recovery websites often quote, ‘70% of organisations that have a disaster will fail within 3 years’ , or similar style statistics. They have spent a lot of money on a disaster recovery solution giving them a 24-hour recovery. This included their website.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Logistics Consulting 40

Zerto

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the global surge in cybercrime—particularly ransomware attacks —and occasional outages of cloud services , enterprise risk management is just the latest initiative that needs attention. First, people need disaster recovery. The ripple effects lasted 4400% longer than the outage itself.

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Activation Backup Outage Authentication 103

Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Let’s explore the transformative role of innovations and emerging technologies in shaping the future of business continuity, along with crisis management and disaster recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Performing real-time diagnostics, automating backup and recovery procedures and more.

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Business Continuity Technology Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 2, 2015

This week I noticed that there have been large power outages in Holland effecting Schiphol Airport and also it seems, half of Turkey. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. This week Charlie discusses the remit of a typical Business Continuity Manager. The post 02/04/2015 Does BC really manage the real risks to your organisation?

Management 52

Management Business Continuity Strategic Disaster Recovery 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 2, 2015

This week I noticed that there have been large power outages in Holland effecting Schiphol Airport and also it seems, half of Turkey. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. This week Charlie discusses the remit of a typical Business Continuity Manager. The post 02/04/2015 Does BC really manage the real risks to your organisation?

Management 52

Management Business Continuity Strategic Disaster Recovery 52

Zerto

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Implementing a disaster recovery (DR) solution can be a complex task for an organization that is new to the process. Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) can provide all of the above to meet the needs of organizations large or small with a predictable pay-as-you-go service model. The Power of Zerto. Channel Committed.

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Disaster Recovery Outage Technology Management 94