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How to Create an Emergency Response Plan

MHA Consulting

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one. Develop and write the emergency response plan.

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Disaster Recovery Plan vs. Business Continuity Plan: Is There a Difference?

Diligent

Disaster recovery and business continuity are two terms often used interchangeably – but doing so risks missing some of the key differences between the two strategies. To debunk the disaster recovery plan vs. business continuity plan debate, we look at: What each means. What is Disaster Recovery?

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They Called Me ‘The Queen of Doom’

Disaster Recovery Journal

I was explaining the installation of window breakers and door locks to improve their safety in the event of an active shooter. Â As a community, we need to celebrate these small incremental gains we are making in protecting those who cannot bring themselves to consider the worst-case events. I was in a meeting with our executives.

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How to Create a Data Breach Response Team

Pure Storage

Before a breach, it’s critical to already have an emergency response plan, including a team of key players and the tools they need to get you back online fast. . A key part of preparing for a security event is ensuring you have the people and the technology you need to help you recover as quickly as possible. Forensic Experts.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture. Many companies limit their disaster recovery drills to tabletop exercises, which are the least realistic and least demanding type of BC drills.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture. Many companies limit their disaster recovery drills to tabletop exercises, which are the least realistic and least demanding type of BC drills.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Back then, finding information on how to do anything in BC and IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) was impossible. Contains links to toolkits for preparing for different hazards as well as pages on Emergency Response Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Incident Management, IT/DR, and much more. Another excellent DHS website.

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