Organizations of all sizes are being targeted by cyber-criminals. A cyber breach is almost inevitable and you need to be truly prepared to respond. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, the authors found that many plans are developed in silos and too many plans sit on a shelf collecting dust. They lay out 10 […]
As 3 category 4 hurricanes sweep through the Pacific Ocean, it is fair to discuss the impact this may have on the disaster recovery efforts of businesses throughout the region. Luckily for the state of Hawaii, none of the hurricanes are expected to hit their shores. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the citizens […]
Last night I was settling down to watch an episode of Criminal Minds on Netflix only to discover the service was unavailable. I waited to see if it would be restored but after 15 minutes there was still no resumption in service. I was pretty annoyed – after all, I pay for a premium subscription and don’t […]
Disaster recovery (DR) planning is a complex and time-consuming task when done properly, which helps to explain why, for the past few years, surveys have shown the number of companies with continuity plans on the decline. In one annual PricewaterhouseCoopers study, companies with DR plans are down from roughly 50% of those previously surveyed to approximately […]
Business Continuity and Disaster Planning are at the forefront of every business media right now. It is indisputable that a proper and effective Business Continuity Management System is the difference between life and death of an organization when a crisis occurs. Unfortunately there are a few mistakes that I see time and time again from […]