Zerto

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Indeed, besides any business’ need to be able to cope with natural disasters or planned outages (maintenance, etc.), On the preventive side, patch management helps to reduce the attack surface of an organization by fixing known vulnerabilities. Threat and vulnerability management. What Is Cyber Resilience?

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Resilience Cyber Resilience Cybersecurity Malware 94

Fusion Risk Management

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When he started his current job two decades ago, his specialty was in disaster recovery, but he stated that he’s always thought about risk management in terms of shock absorbers: expect shocks to occur and design your continuity and resilience programs in a way that allows you to absorb small shocks but also manage significant disruptions.

Financial Services 52

Financial Services Resilience Disaster Recovery Automotive 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.

Disaster Recovery 103

Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 103

Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Arcserve Drops New Research on Healthcare Data Protection The findings reveal gaps, vulnerabilities, and misconceptions in the healthcare sector, potentially hindering its ability to effectively safeguard and recover data in the event of malicious attacks and accidental data outages stemming from human error or natural events.

Malware 59

Malware Healthcare Backup Disaster Recovery 59

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world. Continue operating your critical business operations.”

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Outage BCM Internet Healthcare 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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. Too often, even a surface investigation can uncover deep gaps.

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Mitigation Authorization Risk Management Vulnerability 80

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. However, managing backup and storage as well as disaster and cyber recovery for a hybrid environment with hundreds or thousands of applications isn’t easy.

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Resilience Failover Outage Backup 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 26, 2023

2023 could be the year we see the first major SaaS outage. For starters, what measures does the provider have in place for business continuity and disaster recovery? Similarly, in the case of a system outage, immutable storage can be helpful because it enables organizations to access a copy of their data.

Outage 52

Outage Backup Disaster Recovery Banking 52

OffsiteDataSync

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Backup and disaster recovery are critical elements in the drive to thwart ransomware. Freedom from malware and/or ransomware : Backup systems are just as vulnerable to compromise as anything else, so they be kept clean. Typically, backup systems are called into action for discrete outages.

Backup 52

Backup Failover Disaster Recovery Malware 52

MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Unfortunately, a number of companies, especially the biggest ones, persist in taking a “too big to fail” approach to dealing with the possibility they might be hit with serious outages: We don’t have to bother with BCM. For many BC offices, dealing with these losses—and the vulnerabilities they create—will be a key agenda item for 2023.

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Outage 52

MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

An organization that can undergo an outage of five days at no great cost is justified in having a high risk tolerance. An organization that would suffer a large impact as the result of an outage of two hours should be willing to tolerate very little risk. Where risk tolerance is high, controls can be relaxed. Risk avoidance.

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Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 73

Online Computers

AUGUST 29, 2023

Some cyberthreats can make company data inaccessible by locking it away using encryption.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Cloud Computing Application Disaster Recovery 52

MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

In recent years, we have entered a uniquely tumultuous period, one characterized by weird weather, global conflict, and heightened supply chain vulnerability, among other challenges. The threat of utility or network outages. However, there is a case to be made that assessing threats on an annual basis is no longer sufficient.

All-Hazards 83

All-Hazards Hazard Mitigation Business Continuity 83

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. It can happen to any type of file, including documents, images, and software programs. Is it possible to retrieve a corrupted file?

Backup 52

Backup Disaster Recovery Outage Business Continuity 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

Solutions Review

JUNE 16, 2023

More specifically, ransomware attacks are becoming more expensive and time-intensive to recover from, increasing in 2022 by 41% in cost and 49 days in recovery time. This threat is lethal to businesses that overlook their data protection strategies.

Resilience 52

Resilience Backup Architecture Cybersecurity 52

MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

A mature risk model has the ability to gather data on risks from across the organization, bubble it up to the senior levels, and boil it down to the handful of areas that are both highly critical and highly vulnerable. Over time, we see risks go down, the number of outages decrease, and insurance and other costs decrease.

Resilience 52

Resilience Risk Management Mitigation BCM 52

MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

A mature risk model has the ability to gather data on risks from across the organization, bubble it up to the senior levels, and boil it down to the handful of areas that are both highly critical and highly vulnerable. Over time, we see risks go down, the number of outages decrease, and insurance and other costs decrease.

Resilience 52

Resilience Risk Management Mitigation BCM 52

Pure Storage

JULY 17, 2023

According to the strategy, investing in a resiliency architecture means: Reducing vulnerabilities in foundational technology—including critical infrastructure such as storage, which should be capable of tiered backups, immutable snapshots, and fast recovery times. Training everyone to be a security expert.

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Cybersecurity Resilience Architecture Backup 92

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

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.

Resilience 52

Resilience Vulnerability Cybersecurity Technology 52

Erwood Group

JANUARY 9, 2023

It is hard to think of a market that is more poised to explode in popularity than disaster recovery solutions. Around the world, demand for disaster recovery solutions was worth about $8 billion in 2021. Read on to learn all about disaster recovery planning and the benefits that it can provide! What Is DRP?

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Vulnerability Activation Technology 52

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. In reality, they are highly vulnerable when a real DR scenario occurs.

Disaster Recovery 61

Disaster Recovery Application Outage Failover 61

Zerto

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In the challenging landscape of keeping your IT operations online all the time, understanding the contrasting methodologies of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) is paramount. The post Unlocking the Secrets of Uninterrupted IT Operations: Demystifying High Availability and Disaster Recovery appeared first on Zerto.

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High Availability Disaster Recovery Failover Application 52

AWS Disaster Recovery

JANUARY 25, 2022

What does static stability mean with regard to a multi-Region disaster recovery (DR) plan? As a bonus, you’ll see how to use service control policies (SCPs) to help simulate a Regional outage, so that you can test failover scenarios more realistically. Testing your disaster recovery plan.

Disaster Recovery 81

Disaster Recovery Failover Outage Application 81

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Without proper training and knowledge of how to operate and maintain a data center, IT professionals can leave their business vulnerable to a host of issues, including ransomware attacks, power outages, natural disasters, and more. Knowing how to keep an organization’s data center secure and operating smoothly is critical.

Internet 52

Internet Disaster Recovery Outage Technology 52

Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Description: Throughout this course, we will discuss what comprises Risk (assets, threats, and vulnerabilities), providing numerous real-world examples along the way. We will also cover Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Measurements, showing how you can calculate the risk of an uncertainty due to vulnerabilities and threats.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Management Government Vulnerability 98

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. Broadband worked only with some providers 8. Only some of the ATM, credit and debit card systems worked 10.

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. Broadband worked only with some providers 8. Only some of the ATM, credit and debit card systems worked 10.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Outage Resilience Communications 52

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.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Technology Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 52

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. What counts is to understand the impact of the loss to determine the recovery plan and timeframes to resume operations.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Outage Business Continuity 52

Zerto

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2022, IDC conducted a study to understand the evolving requirements for ransomware and disaster recovery preparation. This study uncovered a demand for data that has never been greater, and yet the vulnerability and risks to data integrity are escalating, with ransomware attacks growing in both severity and scale.

Disaster Recovery 98

Disaster Recovery Failover Application Vulnerability 98

Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What Is A Disaster Recovery Plan? Learn More About what is Disaster Recovery Plan.

BCP 79

BCP Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Continuity Planning 79

Zerto

APRIL 13, 2023

These disruptions range from minor inconveniences to major outages and can have a significant impact on the availability and performance of your applications. Security vulnerabilities: Kubernetes is a complex system with many components and dependencies. But like any system, it can be subject to unplanned disruptions.

Failover 80

Failover Disaster Recovery Application Outage 80

Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

As part of Solutions Review’s ongoing coverage of the enterprise storage, data protection, and backup and disaster recovery markets, lead editor Tim King offers this nearly 7,000-word resource. This includes the availability of emergency backup services, such as batteries and generators, in case of power outages.

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Backup Disaster Recovery Application Security 119

OffsiteDataSync

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the 2022 Veeam 2022 Data Protection Trends Report , 76% of organizations were attacked by ransomware in 2021, more than half (51%) suffered ransomware-related outages and more than a third of data (36%) was unrecoverable after a successful attack. Vulnerabilities Can Go Unnoticed. The real kicker?

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Vulnerability Backup Outage 52

MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

At the same time, a new need has developed: one for a place remote workers can go if they are no longer able to work at home (due to a power outage or whatever it might be). In the age of remote work and the hybrid workplace, the need for such sites has contracted. The “What, Me Worry?” approach to cybersecurity.

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BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Internet 84