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Building Your Compass for Real-time Risk and Resiliency

Fusion Risk Management

Prior to the pandemic, it was commonplace for organizations to operate their risk and resiliency programs out of spreadsheets, documents, and even post-its – if they had a program at all. . To compound the challenge, as a result of the pandemic and its cascading impacts, the pa ce of digitization has hastened tenfold by some estimates.

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Our Latest eBook – Backup & Disaster Recovery Strategies for the New World of Work

OffsiteDataSync

Chapter One looks at how the pandemic has changed work and created new issues. Once the pandemic has passed, 55% of employees say they want to continue working remote at least three days per week. Data is subject to greater risk outside the corporate firewall and the vulnerabilities are diverse. Changes and Challenges.

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Sensing the Tremors of Disruption

Fusion Risk Management

Pandemics were on national risk registers and scenario exercised with national agencies in the UK and US just a couple of years prior; Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, setting itself up to be able to effectively target a resource rich Ukraine; and in borrowing so much during lockdown, we couldn’t avoid a state of rising inflation this year.

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Business Continuity vs Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

NexusTek

Unexpected downtime can be caused by a variety of issues, such as power outages, weather emergencies, cyberattacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human error. In fact, over the course of a 3-year period, 96% of businesses can expect to experience at least one IT systems outage 1. How Do They Work Together?

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Savvy business leaders begin with a small but easily scalable BCP or DRP and rigorously test to identify loopholes and minimize vulnerabilities. DR Planning Is More Hands-On.

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45 World Backup Day Quotes from 32 Experts for 2023

Solutions Review

It’s important to do full failover and recovery whenever possible so that you truly can understand the nuances you may face in a real situation. Vulnerabilities, outdated environments, shadow IT… will be used to gain initial access in your environment. Finally, have a crisis and incident management plan and do actually test it.

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