Reciprocity

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Achieving and maintaining FedRAMP compliance involves managing hundreds of security controls, extensive documentation, and continuous monitoring requirements. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software has become an essential tool for organizations navigating this complex landscape.

Audit 52

Audit Risk Reduction Authorization Alert 52

Solutions Review

APRIL 7, 2025

Understanding the Evolution of Ransomware Attacks Traditional ransomware attacks focused on encrypting active production data the information businesses use daily in their operations or, live data, such as customer databases, financial records, and email systems. Even more concerning, these attempts succeeded 60% of the time.

Backup 106

Backup Authentication Disaster Recovery Audit 106

everbridge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

During a hurricane Response team and Emergency Operations Center activation. Attach documents as needed. Manage volunteer availability and coordinate field activities. Notify and assemble emergency response teams. Use quota notifications to determine people resource availability and polling for reporting times.

Banking 59

Banking Emergency Response Emergency Response Alert 59

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These tools can help centralize policy management and streamline documentation. Consider tools that centralize and streamline the evidence collection process.

Authorization 52

Authorization Gap Analysis Audit Vulnerability 52

Reciprocity

MARCH 3, 2025

Manual vendor management creates critical vulnerabilities through fragmented documentation and inconsistent security assessments. Understanding Technology Requirements A robust TPRM platform should serve as a centralized hub for all vendor-related activities.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Management Risk Management Audit 52

Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Use actual data where possible; estimate only when necessary and document your methodology. Document the source and year of each emission factor used. Use CDP’s guidance documents for each question. Identify data sources within your organization (e.g., utility bills, procurement records, HR for employee commuting).

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Government Travel Risk Management 52

Disaster Recovery Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Download Crisis Management Plan Template This template guides you through the development of a management decision-making framework necessary to coordinate response activities following the onset of a disruptive incident. Download The post Download Your Planning Templates appeared first on Disaster Recovery Journal.

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Disaster Recovery Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This template guides you through the development of a management decision-making framework necessary to coordinate response activities following the onset of a disruptive incident. This template helps you define your business continuity program and associated objectives, including roles and responsibilities. Crisis Management Plan Template.

Disaster Recovery 130

Disaster Recovery Crisis Management Evaluation Business Continuity 130

PagerDuty

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Generally available for Enterprise Incident Management customers who have an active Jeli integration. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here.

Resilience 59

Resilience Mitigation Outage Communications 59

LAN Infotech

MARCH 20, 2025

Heres how it works: Data Theft: Hackers break into your network and quietly steal sensitive information: client data, employee records, financial documents, intellectual property you name it. Monitor cloud environments for suspicious activity. Because data extortion is faster, easier and more profitable.

Backup 96

Backup Cybersecurity Vulnerability Disaster Recovery 96

Reciprocity

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Organizations will need to maintain detailed documentation of all security policies and procedures, conduct annual compliance audits, and implement regular penetration testing. Teams spend countless hours manually tracking compliance across multiple systems, while the risk of human error in documentation and monitoring continues to grow.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Audit Authentication Consulting 52

Recovery Diva

MARCH 30, 2023

This is an updated version of an existing document. This guide details “the policy and procedural requirements of HMA’s programs over the lifecycle of an activity,” and replaces the last comprehensive policy guidance released in February 2015. From the HSDL: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide Released.

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KingsBridge BCP

AUGUST 14, 2022

You should be able to use the same BCP to respond to a fire, a train derailment, a power outage, or an active threat. Two key areas of a flexible BCP are the response and recovery steps, and the supporting documentation. The response and recovery steps document exactly what steps you need to take when an incident occurs.

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Reciprocity

MARCH 15, 2025

Organizations typically spend thousands of hours annually on compliance activities when managing multiple frameworks separately. The differences often lie in scope, specific implementation requirements, and documentation standards rather than in the core controls themselves.

Audit 52

Audit Strategic Healthcare Technology 52

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2024

10 Common BC Plan Mistakes Here is our list of 10 of the most common mistakes organizations make with their recovery plans: Thinking that if they have a BC document then they have a BC plan. The document is a subset of the plan, a component that pins down in writing the essential action items and information. This goes back to No 1.

Outage 97

Outage Airlines Consulting BCM 97

LogisManager

JANUARY 14, 2025

Automation tech lets you integrate your HR systems, IT platforms and compliance tools, automating tasks like document collection, compliance training and policy understanding. Missing a signature or misplacing documents can set onboarding back, while automated workflows keep tasks recorded and on track.

Audit 52

Audit Risk Management Security Vulnerability 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 7, 2025

Step One: Use Your Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Start by reviewing your Business Impact Analysis and listing all your products, services, and critical activities in a spreadsheet. Ideally, your exercising program should include a mix of the following: Desktop Check Review your plans, document findings, and propose improvements.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCP Impact Analysis Communications 52

NexusTek

MARCH 30, 2022

1 Links to Document Storage. We know that Teams offers great communication channels through video and chat, but another neat way that it allows us to communicate is through the documents we share. Our collaborative processes so often correspond with various documents—from presentations to spreadsheets to policies.

Communications 98

Communications Application Technology Activation 98

Fusion Risk Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Fusion’s platform unites all resilience activities under one roof, bringing together integral data to understand critical dependencies, communicate cross-functionally, and use technology to uncover data and program gaps.

Resilience 59

Resilience Banking Vulnerability Crisis Management 59

Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

Another definition from the Federal Continuity Directive 1 is, Continuity Plan is a documented plan that details how an individual organization will ensure it can continue to perform its essential functions during a wide range of events that can impact normal operations. Plan Activation. Recovery Team Activation. Assumptions.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 114

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If you decide to engage a consultant, you can usually choose the level of assistance that suits you, from the occasional conversation all the way up to having the consultant oversee tbe development and documentation of your entire strategy. We at MHA are happy to participate in these types of conversations and activities.

Business Continuity 98

Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery Outage 98

everbridge

APRIL 8, 2024

Training and drills: The Everbridge platform can be used to schedule, conduct, and document training sessions and drills related to workplace violence prevention. Documentation and record-keeping: For compliance purposes, maintaining accurate records of all training, incidents, and responses is critical.

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Emergency Response Emergency Response All-Hazards Mitigation 98

Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Business continuity planning describes the process of documenting a holistic set of protocols and procedures to help businesses maintain a certain minimum level of functionality when a crisis hits. Instructions about how to use the plan end-to-end, from activation to de-activation phases. What is a Business Continuity Plan?

BCP 95

BCP Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Continuity Planning 95

Risk Management Monitor

JUNE 17, 2022

Organizations should document system or device types, operating systems and software used. To be more granular and aggressive, consider documenting what ports and service systems use for business functions and use that as a baseline for future firewall rules and network exceptions.

Alert 76

Alert Cybersecurity Asset Management Activation 76

National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 8, 2023

While the term is mentioned fewer times in NFPA 70E, establishing a condition of maintenance is paramount in being able to accomplish the requirements outlined within the pages of the document to help keep workers safe. Find out more information and gain free access to the standard by visiting the NFPA 70B document information page.

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All-Hazards Hazard Activation Application 102

OffsiteDataSync

JANUARY 7, 2022

Let’s say someone deletes key documents for an important quarterly report. If a rogue employee deletes emails and documents to cover up illegal activity, when their acts come to light and e-discovery begins, the company could find itself in legal hot water. However, do you need to backup Microsoft Office 365?

Backup 98

Backup Authentication Application Activation 98

AWS Disaster Recovery

JUNE 3, 2022

Data is actively replicated and application infrastructure is pre-provisioned in the disaster recovery (DR) Region. The Disaster Recovery of Workloads on AWS: Recovery in the Cloud whitepaper documents these patterns in detail. P5 – Multi-Region active-active. Multi-Region active-active pattern (P5).

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Resilience Architecture Disaster Recovery Banking 128

Reciprocity

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This means skilled professionals spend valuable hours clicking between documents, formatting reports, and chasing evidence when they could be strengthening their organization’s risk posture and driving compliance innovation. But there’s good news: Artificial Intelligence isn’t just another buzzword in the GRC space.

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Strategic Risk Management Technology Security 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In terms of bang for the buck, not all business continuity activities are created equal. Pursued purposefully these are all worthwhile activities. However, there is one activity that most BC offices tend to neglect—and pound for pound it is one of the most worthwhile ways a BC professional can spend his or her time.

Entertainment 111

Entertainment Business Continuity Activation BCM 111

LAN Infotech

APRIL 17, 2025

It can include things like: Employees using personal Google Drives or Dropbox accounts to store and share work documents. Implement Strong Endpoint Security Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to track software usage, prevent unauthorized access and detect any suspicious activity in real time.

Malware 52

Malware Vulnerability Authentication Security 52

LogisManager

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Download Now Adopt the Three Lines of Defense In addition to the tactical changes that banks will need to make regarding the frequency of compliance activities, the adoption of the 3 Lines of Defense of Risk Management may also serve as an adjustment that is needed.

Banking 98

Banking Corporate Governance Audit Risk Management 98

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Like certain other advanced technologies, PVM focuses on preventing crimes by drawing immediate attention to unauthorized activity and empowering a trained operator to direct a response and, if necessary, notify local authorities. After a security incident, it is essential to generate a detailed report to document the event.

Security 98

Security Alert Authorization Activation 98

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Your internal audit program will assist you in tracking and documenting any changes to your environment and mitigating the risks you discover. Internal auditing is an important and valuable activity for your firm since it helps you gain client trust and prevent costly fines connected with non-compliance. Operational audit.

Audit 98

Audit Management Evaluation Activation 98

Zerto

MAY 24, 2023

At a bank, there are security guards who periodically patrol the area as well as security cameras, which are periodically viewed to monitor any suspicious activity. It would be ideal to detect the robber’s activity as soon as they enter the vault before they can steal anything. When the file is accessed, an alarm is triggered.

Banking 108

Banking Alert Cyber Resilience Activation 108

everbridge

APRIL 8, 2025

Scenarios should be plausible and relevant, such as a cybersecurity breach, natural disaster, active assailant , or supply chain disruption. Document key points Assign a scribe to record significant discussions, challenges, proposed solutions, and decisions. The more realistic the scenario, the more effective the exercise.

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Evaluation Emergency Response Emergency Response Communications 52

MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

Organizations now have to contend with a heightened risk of drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, political unrest, global conflict, cyberattack, power outages, active shooters, supply chain disruptions, pandemic, social-media impacts, and all the rest. Documentation. Traditional BC documentation is shrinking.

BCM 98

BCM Business Continuity Outage Internet 98

Security Industry Association

MAY 30, 2023

Efforts like these would not be possible without the support and active participation of our member volunteers. We encourage interested SIA members to contribute their passion and expertise by getting involved in our standards committees, groups and activities.”

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