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

MHA Consulting

The cost of poor or nonexistent IT/DR planning can range from grossly over architecting their IT/DR capacity to neglecting it to being unable to recover after a catastrophic event. Disaster Recovery Coordinator. The BC professional on the team ensures that IT recovery plans align with business needs.

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7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy 

MHA Consulting

Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. Such a strategy provides critical guidance in developing the recovery plans that are the tactical core of your program. Gaps in IT recovery and business availability/recovery requirements.

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

Plan B Consulting

As I come from the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, I have always had an interest in Western Isles events, especially anything involving emergency planning or cyber incidents, so I have always kept an eye on Comhairle nan Eilean Siars response to their cyber hack on 7th November 2023.

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Every Business Continuity Plan Should Include Disaster Recovery

everbridge

Regardless of the actual figure, time really is money, so organizations must be proactive in setting themselves up for successful recovery in the event of a disaster. CASE STUDY: IMPROVING DISASTER RECOVERY. What is Disaster Recovery? How to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan. Who comprises the crisis management team.

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The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order 

MHA Consulting

Recovery Exercises. Practicing your recovery strategy is absolutely necessary. Don’t simply talk about what you’ll do in the event of a disruption; practice it. To evaluate your recovery exercises ask: Are we conducting recovery exercises? Recovery Team. This is the second most significant area of risk.

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

Erwood Group

Even seemingly small events can have major impacts on a business. Consider the following events causing major impacts to businesses: A car hit a fire hydrant in front of an antique bookstore causing damage to 1,500 antique books costing $300,000 in restoration and repairs. NOT PLANNING FOR THE UNEXPECTED.

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Ensuring Compliance Using Compliance Confidence

MHA Consulting

They are also subject to penalties if they are impacted by an event and are subsequently found to have left themselves vulnerable through noncompliance. Ultimately, these gains translate to improved resilience, a reduction in the impacts caused by events, and—for companies in highly regulated industries—reduced exposure to penalties.

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