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

MHA Consulting

The BC professional on the team ensures that IT recovery plans align with business needs. Business needs are determined by a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) completed before disaster recovery planning begins. The coordinator also helps resolve problems encountered and removes roadblocks that might slow the process down.

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

Plan B Consulting

The report, issued on 23rd October 2024, included ten recommendations from the Cyber Attack Response report to strengthen data security and the councils response to cyber incidents. The long-term impact of this incident highlights the importance of immutable backups and the need to plan and practise recovery.

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The Business Case for BC/DR

everbridge

However, the biggest cost to a business may not be the check it writes for the time spent planning its recovery and the software platforms that help. Historically, companies relied on Information Security to recover from a Cyber-attack. In the end, the biggest expense is going out of business.