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Risk Assessment: 3 Key Starting Points for Effective Business Impact Analysis

Zerto

A business impact analysis then predicts the potential disruption from each type of risk to your continued ability to do business. I want to discuss the three key areas of risk from an IT perspective that all leaders should be assessing and managing in their business impact analysis plan. Unplanned Downtime.

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Five Cybersecurity Sessions You Can’t Miss at ISC West

Security Industry Association

Among the robust lineup of conference sessions are several dynamic presentations featuring expert insights on cybersecurity. “Cybersecurity is the responsibility of every individual and because of that it’s crucial to build awareness within your organization at every level.

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Integrating Risk Disciplines: Business Continuity and Cyber Response

Castellan

And among the many areas of change in the past year is an increased focus on cybersecurity awareness—cyber resilience—and the role it plays in business continuity. Cyber resilience goes beyond cybersecurity controls and best practices. Are Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience the Same? First, What is Cyber Resilience?

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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated 

MHA Consulting

Traditionally, organizations conducted a Business Impact Analysis every other year or even less frequently, but in today’s fast-moving world, that’s not sufficient. approach to cybersecurity. In the early days of networked computing, virtually no one worried about cybersecurity. The “What, Me Worry?”

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Are Cyber Attacks the Next Big Threat for Operational Resilience?

Castellan

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. This is where a business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessments can help. No industry is immune.

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What is Cyber Resilience and Why It Matters

Castellan

Instead, it draws on seven key areas when defining cyber resilience: national security, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure security and resilience, Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity, network engineering, resilience engineering, and Homeland Security. How is Cyber Resilience Different from Cybersecurity?

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From Emerging Trends to Cyber Risks: a Latin American Perspective

FS-ISAC

Other aspects that corroborate the criticality of the situation involve the limited investment in cybersecurity technology and the deficit of talent in cybersecurity. This would result in greater investments in cybersecurity and an adequate prioritization of mechanisms for responding to threats.