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Do you have a data breach response plan?

IT Governance BC

An effective incident response programme can help you detect, react to and respond to incidents in a fast, planned and coordinated fashion, limiting the damage, reducing recovery time and costs, and enabling you to meet the GDPR’s requirements. Only 30 % of organisations have an incident response plan.

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FEMA Expected to Lose 20% of Staff Before Hurricane Season

Recovery Diva

With hurricane season just weeks away, about 20% of FEMAs permanent full-time staff roughly 1,000 workers are expected to take a voluntary buyout as part of the latest staff reduction effort from Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency, according to several sources briefed on the looming departures.

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The Crucial Role of Data Forensics in Post-cyberattack Recovery

Pure Storage

Data forensics is also important for these reasons: The government needs info : If you’re hit by a ransomware gang or an entity on the OFAC list, the government gets involved and may impound your systems. Work with legal counsel to create an incident response plan that aligns with applicable laws.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates. Local mayors or chief executives should have a primary role in ensuring that arrangements are in place for emergency planning, management and response.

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New FEMA Guidance on Cyber Incidents

Recovery Diva

While focused on the roles and responsibilities that emergency managers in government may have, emergency managers in academia, nonprofits, or the private sector may also find the concepts helpful, especially if they serve on a jurisdiction’s planning team.

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What Is a Risk Register, and How to Create One

LogisManager

Response: After identifying and assessing the risk, its essential to create a risk response plan with mitigation strategies that your team can follow should it occur. Accountability: When you assign owners to the risks, you ensure that the right people can work on and follow the response plans.

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

Today, many BCDR programs rely on response plans for a handful of most likely potential incidents. Cybercriminals impersonated federal and local government agencies and relief organizations. But government action alone is not enough. While this may have been a best practice just a few years ago, it is no longer the case.

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