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Rehearsing Plan B: The Importance of Mastering Your Workarounds

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: The Retro Revolution: Why Manual Workarounds Are a BC Must Rehearsing Your Plan B Due to the complexity of BC methodology, many aspects of the field have the potential to become time sinks. It’s worth remembering that these workarounds are not separate from the recovery plan; they are the plan.

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

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: Who Does What: The Most Critical Job Roles in IT Disaster Recovery The Price of Neglecting IT/DR Being a business continuity consultant can be frustrating. The BC professional on the team ensures that IT recovery plans align with business needs. Business Continuity Representative.

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program. Such a strategy provides critical guidance in developing the recovery plans that are the tactical core of your program.

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

Plan B Consulting

Although the IT manager mentioned at the beginning of this bulletin claimed that the IT recovery could be completed in 4 hours, this incident shows that, in reality, it could take much longer. The post The Long Tail of Cyber Incidents A Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) Case Study appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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Hit or Myth: 5 Common Misconceptions About IT/disaster recovery

MHA Consulting

Today we’re going to look at five commonly held myths about IT/disaster recovery. These … The post Hit or Myth: 5 Common Misconceptions About IT/disaster recovery appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order 

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk Risk Mitigation Controls Explained Business continuity is all about reducing risk. Recovery Team. Your Recovery Team is a critical factor in reducing risk at your organization, provided the members are capable and well-trained.

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Hidden Benefits of Keeping BCM Teams Intact

MHA Consulting

In our role of BCM, we deal with a number of different teams including Fire Life Safety, Crisis Management, Business and IT Recovery Teams, etc. In our consulting firm, we have a high degree of familiarity as the majority of us have worked together over 10 years. So how does this apply to us?

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