Zerto

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Indeed, besides any business’ need to be able to cope with natural disasters or planned outages (maintenance, etc.), Cyber resilience describes an organization’s ability to mitigate, respond to and recover from cyber threats and attacks such as ransomware. Threat and vulnerability management. What Is Cyber Resilience?

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IT Governance BC

JULY 30, 2024

Mitigating supply chain risk After widespread coverage, the CrowdStrike outage from 19 July 2024 hardly needs an introduction. The outage was caused by a bad security update rolled out by CrowdStrike. Without question, this is one of the most expensive IT outages to date, with significant global impact. billion (about £4.2

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Zerto

JANUARY 17, 2023

This study uncovered a demand for data that has never been greater, and yet the vulnerability and risks to data integrity are escalating, with ransomware attacks growing in both severity and scale. This vulnerability is particularly alarming for organizations that are refactoring their applications for Kubernetes and containers.

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PagerDuty

JANUARY 16, 2024

With challenges ranging from major technical issues to cloud service interruptions and cybersecurity vulnerabilities, modern day businesses must take a proactive approach to incident management. This reduces MTTR, risk, and cost to the business as well as mitigate burnout on first-line response teams.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Data breaches often exploit vulnerabilities in software, weak passwords, or insider threats to gain access to critical systems and exfiltrate data. Cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in outdated systems or through advanced persistent threats (APTs). Service outages ultimately frustrate customers, leading to churn and loss of trust.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

In recent years, we have entered a uniquely tumultuous period, one characterized by weird weather, global conflict, and heightened supply chain vulnerability, among other challenges. The reason for monitoring threats is to enable the organization to take educated actions to avoid them or mitigate their impact.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

Anything and everything is out there regarding how you can protect your organization and its stakeholders from disruptions and recover quickly when outages occur. A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation. Other BCM professionals.

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everbridge

JUNE 12, 2023

Climate-related disasters are only increasing, which is in turn increasing the costs associated without proper mitigation steps. Download Financial Vulnerabilities White Paper The financial impact of climate change on organizations The cost of climate change on organizations is multi-faceted, and the consequences can be severe.

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Zerto

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In reality, they are highly vulnerable when a real DR scenario occurs. Every organization faces unique risks, and evaluating your risks is an important part of determining a disaster recovery testing template for your organization that includes the frequency that DR testing should be performed to help mitigate those risks.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Understanding the impact of IT incidents Every day, operational issues such as IT outages and data breaches disrupt business operations. A well-structured incident management plan is essential to mitigate these impacts effectively.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

At the same time, a new need has developed: one for a place remote workers can go if they are no longer able to work at home (due to a power outage or whatever it might be). Nowadays BC is usually a unit unto itself, and in progressive organizations, it tends to be part of the Risk department (since BC is all about risk mitigation).

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? Second, using the risk maturity model pays.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll look at how such a model can help an organization understand its risks, mitigate the risks that threaten its core services, and integrate business continuity with enterprise risk management, thus boosting resilience overall. Related on MHA Consulting: Who’s the Boss? Second, using the risk maturity model pays.

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PagerDuty

AUGUST 6, 2024

The recent global outage reminds us that identifying issues and their impact radius is just the first part of a lengthy process to remediation. Incidents are inevitable; how we prepare for and learn from them is what sets teams up to respond more effectively next time.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

” The BCP is a master document that details your organization’s entire prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery protocols for all kinds of threats and disasters. Savvy business leaders begin with a small but easily scalable BCP or DRP and rigorously test to identify loopholes and minimize vulnerabilities.

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Pure Storage

JULY 17, 2023

According to the strategy, investing in a resiliency architecture means: Reducing vulnerabilities in foundational technology—including critical infrastructure such as storage, which should be capable of tiered backups, immutable snapshots, and fast recovery times. It’s the best way to have every chance at recovering after a security event.

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IBM Business Resiliency

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Closely aligned with a data center strategy should be a holistic BCDR strategy that considers all types of risks (system failure, natural disaster, human error or cyberattack) and outage scenarios, and provides plans for mitigation with minimal or no impact to the business. Recoverability and reliability.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Securing your data is just the start: once you have a data protection strategy in place, it’s critical to consider recovery of that data should any disruption, outage, or cyber-attack occur. This includes the availability of emergency backup services, such as batteries and generators, in case of power outages.

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Zerto

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Risk assessment identifies all the threats and vulnerabilities that make up risks that could negatively impact an organization’s operations, but also reputation, employees, and more. It also documents existing strategies and measures already in place to mitigate the impact of said risks. What Is Risk Assessment?

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Online Computers

MARCH 10, 2023

Assess your company's risks and vulnerabilities Identify the potential risks and threats that your business may face. These may include natural disasters, cyberattacks, power outages, supply chain disruptions, and more.

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Pure Storage

JULY 12, 2021

But even internally, an outage can be disastrous. To mitigate this, organizations need available recovery points to get back up and running quickly. The city had to spend $10 million on recovery efforts, not including the $8M in lost revenue from a two-week outage of bill payment systems and real estate transactions.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 12, 2024

A recent Pure Storage survey found that 69% of organizations consider recovering from a cyber event to be fundamentally different from recovering from a “traditional” outage or disaster. This includes incident response planning, analysis, mitigation, and communication. The 6 Key Components of NIST 2.0 requirements: 1.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 30, 2023

Such outages can cripple operations, erode customer trust, and result in financial losses. Security vulnerabilities: Complex IT environments often have multiple points of entry for cyber threats. Prioritize systems that pose the most risk due to lack of support and security vulnerabilities.

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PagerDuty

AUGUST 6, 2024

The recent global outage reminds us that identifying issues and their impact radius is just the first part of a lengthy process to remediation. Incidents are inevitable; how we prepare for and learn from them is what sets teams up to respond more effectively next time.

Outage 52

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NexusTek

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, over the course of a 3-year period, 96% of businesses can expect to experience at least one IT systems outage 1. Unexpected downtime can be caused by a variety of issues, such as power outages, weather emergencies, cyberattacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human error.

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Fusion Risk Management

AUGUST 27, 2024

Whether facing a natural disaster , cyber attack or IT outage , or global pandemic, resilient organizations are better equipped to navigate these challenges and emerge stronger. Impact Assessment s : Evaluate the potential impact of disruptions and develop strategies to mitigate risks.

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Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The pain is felt by the healthcare organization when a vendor has an outage because of ransomware or another cybersecurity intrusion. In the healthcare industry, attackers often leverage third-party vulnerabilities to access sensitive information, while defenders try to keep these bad actors out.

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Online Computers

AUGUST 29, 2023

Reputable MSPs like Online Computers specialize in addressing and mitigating the impacts of cyberthreats. Some cyberthreats can make company data inaccessible by locking it away using encryption. Others can delete or steal sensitive information. Threats like denial-of-service attacks can overwhelm a network and stop it from working properly.

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Online Computers

JULY 17, 2022

Corruption can occur due to a variety of reasons, such as viruses, hardware problems, or power outages. What’s more, cybercriminals can use corrupted files to exploit vulnerabilities in business systems. They should also know how to spot signs of file corruption so the company can immediately mitigate damage.

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Online Computers

JANUARY 20, 2022

Its purpose is to ensure that critical functions can be restored quickly in case of unplanned events or emergencies, such as fires, floods, terrorist attacks, power outages, or data breaches. Nonprofits, in particular, are as vulnerable to operational disruptions as for-profit businesses.

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Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Network providers, online video conferencing software, or other vendors who provide services that are critical to your daily operations could experience an outage at a moment’s notice. First, identify your company’s risks , threats, and vulnerabilities. Every organization relies on external vendors to deliver on its customer promise.

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Reciprocity

APRIL 4, 2022

All organizations are vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks, such as phishing, malware (malicious software), ransomware, man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Protect information during non-cyber events, such as natural disasters, power outages, or fire. Why is Cybersecurity Important?

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2024

Our commitment also explains why I find the tendency I want to discuss today so unfortunate, and why I’d like to make a suggestion aimed at mitigating it. Point out that when unprepared organizations are struck by an event or outage, the impact on their revenue and reputations can be severe. Those are the basics.

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Erwood Group

MAY 30, 2024

This proactive approach helps mitigate risks associated with operational disruptions. To mitigate this, we perform a Financial Impact Analysis alongside the BIA. Overlooking or misjudging these relationships can lead to incomplete or ineffective recovery plans leading to longer disruptions and outages.

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Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The ability to be compliant and mitigate the impact of disruption through a robust incident management strategy begins with understanding the most critical business functions that comprise your organization. Economic impact – What are the direct and indirect costs associated with the outage?

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Pure Storage

JUNE 5, 2024

If your system doesn’t have updated security features and patches, the business becomes more vulnerable to malware, hacking, and other cybersecurity threats. As-a-service solutions enable you to flex with changing business environments by mitigating risk, managing uncertainty, and optimizing costs. Does it help me mitigate risk?

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LAN Infotech

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to a 2020 survey, the average hourly cost of critical server outages worldwide is between $301,000 and $400,000. 43% of cyberattacks happen to small to medium-sized businesses, but only 14% of SMBs can combat cyberattacks by reducing their vulnerabilities and limiting risks. Less Network Security Concerns.

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