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The Long Tail of Cyber Incidents – A Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) Case Study

Plan B Consulting

The incident had a substantial effect across most council systems, and only cloud-based applications were unaffected. Planning and Land Services Planning portal and land charges systems taken offline, delaying applications and property transactions. They are still unable to process full land searches or accept applications online.

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Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team

MHA Consulting

This is especially true of IT disaster recovery planning (IT/DR), the aspect of business continuity that is concerned with the protection and recovery of IT systems, data, and applications. The BC professional on the team ensures that IT recovery plans align with business needs. IT Applications.

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

The backups to the business continuity manager. It identifies the following: All business processes performed and the recovery time requirements for those processes. Applications and systems used and their importance. Functional importance of applications in terms of IT. Business Continuity Manager. Team Member(s).

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Every Business Continuity Plan Should Include Disaster Recovery

everbridge

Disaster recovery comprises a set of policies or procedures designed to ensure effective communication during the event and facilitate the return to normal operations, the recovery of IT systems, and the restoration of uptime for mission-critical applications. Both tasks require assessment of business impact and risk analyses.

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The Business Case for BC/DR

everbridge

The vendor selected to serve as a backup might be better able to handle a new financial environment than the one to which you’ve given most of your purchase orders for widget components for the past decade. The Plan B for moving funds in a time of constricted capital may be just the ticket for operating in a time of reduced revenue.

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Separating the Best from the Rest: An Analysis of Why Business Preparedness Is Critical in an Uncertain Future

Erwood Group

With this process, businesses can select strategies to enable a recovery that makes sense financially and gives leaders peace of mind that no matter what uncertainties the future may bring, organizations will thrive and even profit for years to come. Potentially reduced insurance premiums along with increased insurance coverage.