by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Derived from the old proverb “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”, this axiom was top of mind for me this past weekend as I prepared to lift a 20-foot section of trunk and root ball from a downed cottonwood that was blocking my creek. I...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — As scientists, engineers, and victims of Harvey try to grasp exactly how a storm got that big and destructive, some say that there might never be one answer — but that climate change, sea rise, sprawl, and randomness all converged with a vengeance...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Ideally, business continuity means no discontinuity. Interruptions are prevented or avoided, and the business keeps ticking, no matter what the circumstances. But as savvy business people know, such perfection is rarely achievable and even if it is, the costs can be...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – The biggest rainstorm in the history of the U.S. mainland made a second landfall Wednesday on the Gulf Coast, slowly moving away from Houston and dousing southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. While Tropical Storm Harvey no longer has the power of the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Whew! I’m safe! I’m in the cloud, I don’t need a disaster plan! Please don’t agree with me. I had chills just writing that. Look, it is very exciting to be out of the datacenter business. No more worries about cabinets, cables, or cooling. No...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
CHICAGO — VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software, announced that starting today disaster relief organizations, emergency responders and local businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey can access its...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS – TierPoint LLC, a leading national provider of hybrid IT solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League to provide colocation and other managed data center services. ...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
AUSTIN – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a November 15, 2017 deadline requiring all Medicaid and Medicare providers and suppliers to have an emergency preparedness plan in place for their facility. These new rules can mean changes to...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
PISGAH FOREST, N.C. – While the ravages of Hurricane Harvey are still being tallied, victims need to immediately secure safe water, collect clean, dry food, and seek safe shelter. Dr. Paul Williams, who has led nearly 200 medical missions, frequently...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Press Releases
Industry-leader offers free data recovery services to Texas residents NOVATO, Calif. – DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery anddigital forensic solutions, today announced it will provide free data recovery services to Texas...
by Jon Seals | Aug 31, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute On Friday 25th August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, in the USA. The natural disaster has brought record levels of rainfall causing widespread flooding. The level of disruption in Houston has hit unprecedented levels, affecting...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Releases
DataBank brings benefits of a national footprint of top-tier data centers and expands the Bluffdale Campus with a 22 MW substation SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – DataBank, Ltd., a Digital Bridge portfolio company and leading provider of business solutions...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Companies today know they need to fully and effectively leverage all data—including the increasing digitization of human communications and the data being generated by everything from light bulbs to smartphones. They know they must capture a wide variety of...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Industry Hot News
“89 percent of IT leaders are planning in implementing more cloud-based disaster recovery in the next year.” -Lauren Cooke, Backup and Recovery Solutions News Within the decade, the adoption of cloud computing and hybrid-cloud computing applications...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Industry Hot News
An architectural risk assessment is not a penetration test or merely a vulnerability scan. It is an engineering process with the aim of understanding, defining, and defending all the functional output from customers, line workers, corporate staff, and client-server...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Establishing your business continuity strategy starts with considering your organization’s objectives, legal and regulatory requirements, personnel, and products or services, along with your customers and clients. Before jumping in to identify and develop...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Industry Hot News
It’s a common misconception many businesses have that sever weather incidents won’t drastically change the way they operate even if this unexpected severe weather occurs in their geographic area. However, according to FEMA, this simply isn’t the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Releases
SteelFusion integrates new offices quickly, safeguards remote-office data, ensures business continuity, and greatly reduces IT travel SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbed Technology today announced that BDO Canada LLP (BDO), a leading provider of professional...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Releases
Lab tests achieving the lowest latency storage available in a hyperconverged solution LAS VEGAS, NV – Scale Computing, the market leader in hyperconverged solutions for midsized companies, today announced at VMworld 2017 unprecedented results in...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Releases
iXsystems’ New Server Line Delivers Improved Scalability, Performance, and ROI While Reducing TCO SAN JOSE, Calif. – iXsystems, the enterprise storage and server vendor renowned for its open source software contributions, today released a...
by Jon Seals | Aug 30, 2017 | Press Releases
Interstate Restoration focusing first recovery efforts on living necessities FT. WORTH, Texas – Building stabilization and widespread reconstruction are the two priorities for Interstate Restoration as the Texas company prepares to begin helping people and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Press Releases
BALTIMORE – TierPoint LLC, a leading national provider of hybrid IT solutions, announced it will build a new state-of-the-art commercial data center in the Baltimore metropolitan area, less than a year after expanding its current Baltimore facility. ...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Press Releases
New Software Protects Backups from Being Encrypted by Ransomware – SMBs Need Never Pay Ransom Again MELBOURNE, Australia and BOSTON – BackupAssist®, a leading provider of automated Windows server backup and recovery software for small...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — Heeding orders not to evacuate but instead to shelter in place, hundreds of Houston residents found themselves trapped in their homes Monday as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rose around them. “We have no power, no water. We’re...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
FEMA may provide Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) to applicants who are unable to return to their pre-disaster primary residence because their home is either unihabitaable or inaccessible due to a Presidentially-declared disaster. TSA is intended to reduce the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
FEMA may provide financial assistance to individuals and households who, as a result of the disaster, have immediate or critical needs because they are displaced from their primary dwelling. Immediate or critical needs are life-saving and life-sustaining items...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Once upon a time, IT security was all about building the highest wall possible to keep attackers out and corporate users and systems safe. Collaboration, cloud computing, and data mobility changed all that. Although the list of bad actors may not have changed, their...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to structuring a business continuity program. A centralized structure involves leading and executing the business continuity planning process within a single team and engaging the business as needed. A decentralized structure...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
WASHINGTON – The compassion and generosity of the American people is never more evident than during and after a disaster. It is individuals, non-profits, faith- and community-based organizations, private sector partners, and governmental agencies working...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Industry Hot News
This has been quite the extraordinary week with the solar eclipse (amazing) on August 21 followed only a few days later by Hurricane Harvey (horrific), which is causing “epic, catastrophic” flooding in Houston, Texas, the 4th most populated city in...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Press Releases
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. – BullBag Corporation, the originator of The BullBag®, “The Reusable Dumpster Bag®” prepares its disaster team and employees from 3 locations to aid in the cleanup of Hurricane Harvey in Corpus...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Press Releases
Deep Security delivers customers a single security solution optimized for the hybrid cloud DALLAS – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced its market-leading Trend Micro Deep...
by Jon Seals | Aug 29, 2017 | Press Releases
Pike Electric prevents disruption of financial operations by leveraging visibility provided by Netwrix Auditor IRVINE, Calif. – Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments,...
by Amy Fennewald | Aug 28, 2017 | Resources
Recovery Efforts from IRMA and Harvey Hurricane Irma: https://www.usa.gov/hurricane-irma Hurricane Harvey: https://www.usa.gov/hurricane-harvey Click Here for an Interactive Hurricane Map Articles BCI: Hurricane Harvey 2017 — Have Lessons Been Learned?...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Protect your health and safety, follow state, local and tribal official instructions to shelter in place or evacuate WASHINGTON – The federal government’s emergency responders continue to respond to states, local communities, and tribes as impacts continue...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Bobby Lopez first tried calling 911 at about 3 a.m. Sunday. The floodwaters that had gushed into his parents’ Houston garage were rising. The table where his mother, a partially blind and diabetic 60-year-old, sat with Lopez’s father and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Industry Hot News
How would you rate your organization’s GDPR readiness? Hanzo CEO and Chairman Kevin Gibson offers five questions every compliance officer should be considering ahead of next May’s deadline for GDPR compliance. Specializing in heavily regulated industries,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Press Releases
NEW YORK — Insurance adjusters and their mobile claim centers have already been deployed and are heading toward the areas of the Texas coastline receiving the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey. As soon as local authorities clear the damaged areas for access,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Press Releases
The OEM deep packet inspection software R&S PACE 2 now improves the reliability and credibility of network protection solutions. When embedded in a firewall, malicious attacks that bypass common security policies via DNS tunneling can be identified and prevented....
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Press Releases
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v7.2 provides new useful features, including Instant Object Recovery and Log Truncation for MS SQL Server, support for ASUSTOR NAS servers, and Calendar Dashboard, which can help businesses across the globe save time and money in the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 28, 2017 | Press Releases
Auditing the Business Continuity Management System ISO 22301 Lead Auditor is a 5-day instructor-led course that teaches the principles and practices of independent auditing of a BCMS and guides the student through the audit process using a balance of formal...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Press Releases
LONG BRANCH, NJ — Power management company Eaton announced the launch of its new line of Wheelock Exceder LED3 notification appliances, the industry’s first LED conventional devices to comply with the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Industry Hot News
In theory, IT should be a boon for business continuity. Speed, reliability, automation, efficiency, productivity, all these things are positive effects available by moving to a digital environment driven by information technology. However, IT also brings its own risks...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Industry experts assert that because the manipulation and communication of information is now a core function of most organizations, comprehensive data management strategies are vital. But despite being mission critical, the data center often remains siloed...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Tropical Storm Harvey could be a hurricane with wind speeds of at least 111 mph and is expected to hit Texas Friday. Widespread flooding is a risk for Texas and neighboring states as public safety groups and communities prepare. Esri, the leader in spatial...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute More of us are moving to cities than ever before, especially in the developing world, and this migration to urban centres and the growth of cities results in more complex challenges in urban planning such as traffic management,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 25, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) recently conducted a large-scale industry-wide exercise for the financial sector involving simulated terrorist and cyber attacks (code-named Exercise Raffles) to test...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Industry Hot News
You’ve finally got the right executive management team in place. Sales are at all all-time high, projections are better, and you’re running on all cylinders. Your CIO has provided an efficient platform to support the business. You are prepared to stifle...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Employer confidence in the UK economy has moved into negative territory, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The net balance fell from +6% last month to -3% in...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Cisco partners will be able to resell Veeam backup products beginning this fall, Veeam announced in a new blog post. The move is set to become official in early October, when Veeam is added to the Cisco Global Price List. “This will enable Cisco and its...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Although it seems that enterprises are flocking to the cloud for their IT needs, data storage in particular, a new survey from DataCore Software suggests that a good number of organizations are running into trouble during the transition. “Challenges and false...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Industry Hot News
According to Webster, resiliency is: 1. the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2. an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change I think that the word has more...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Press Releases
SAN FRANCISCO – IObit, a world’s leading system utilities and security software provider, today announced the new release of IObit Uninstaller 7 that will help Windows users completely uninstall unwanted programs, stubborn software, Windows apps,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 24, 2017 | Press Releases
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The non-profit professional association formerly known as Contingency Planners of Ohio (CPO) has changed its name to Continuity Professionals of Ohio (CPO). The impetus of the name change is to keep the organization relevant in today’s...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Press Releases
Everbridge Adds Major Higher Education Institution to Growing Cluster of Customers within the Southern California Region BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), a global software company that provides critical event management and enterprise...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute There is considerable room for improvement in both public and private schemes that could help encourage risk reduction behaviours and reduce losses in future disasters, according to a study conducted across Austria, England...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Key Considerations to Facilitate Smooth M&As As the list of cybersecurity breaches grows daily and headlines grow more shocking – think Home Depot, Target, Anthem, Yahoo!, WannaCry – the importance of cybersecurity in M&A due diligence has...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
In last week’s blog, we discussed why you should invest in a business continuity (BC) program. One point we made was that insurance against loss is typically not enough, so the additional value provided by a business continuity plan and program are needed....
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Rackspace, one of the major forces behind the open source cloud infrastructure project OpenStack, this week announced general availability of its new Rackspace Private Cloud, which is built on the VMware Cloud Foundation virtual stack. The new...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — In 1992, we were glued to our transistor radios or battery-powered TVs as weatherman Bryan Norcross guided us during and in the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Andrew. Old school? You bet. Now, when another hurricane strikes, a whole army of...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Many companies boast about having a culture of innovation, but, as Cutter Consortium Fellow Steve Andriole writes, they in fact don’t. Instead of breaking free of their cultural constraints to truly innovate, they continue innovate in the past; that is, toward...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Investing in private data centers isn’t as much of a priority for IT organizations as it was just several years back. That’s a takeaway from IT researcher Computer Economics’ annual IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks report, which for 28 years has...
by Jon Seals | Aug 23, 2017 | Industry Hot News
If you’re a business owner, you have a lot on your plate. Managing day-to-day business operations along with strategy for growth can leave you spent. Adding concern about infrastructure capabilities to your list of to-dos can be overwhelming. Simply put, is time...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Leader in data recovery confirms ability to recover macOS High Sierra data NOVATO, Calif. — DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensics, announced today that the company is ready to retrieve data stored on drives...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Americas Awards, an annual celebration of the best, brightest and most innovative in the business continuity and resilience industry across the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute The UK’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, with 1 in 10 FTSE 350 companies operating without a response plan for a cyber incident, and only 6% of businesses...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute ISO standards are reviewed every five years to ensure they are kept up-to-date and relevant to the needs of users, and the time has come for business continuity management to be put under the spotlight and examined as to whether any...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Risk assessment is already a vast subject and the pitfalls of risk assessment alone would probably fill a good-sized book. Between cognitive biases, errors in processes, and poor enterprise alignment, there’s lots to get wrong! We can’t claim to be...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Distribution Agreement Opens Up New Australian MSP Markets for IT Service Delivery Platform Provider BOSTON – Continuum®, the exclusive provider of the only vertically integrated IT service delivery platform that enables MSPs to scale rapidly and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
ioFABRIC Vicinity 3.0 solves data management issues while reducing capacity and cost across all storage, sites, and clouds — with new industry-unique cost optimization TORONTO, ON – ioFABRIC Inc. today introduced ioFABRIC Vicinity version 3.0 of its...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
Delivers Software Defined Data Center with Enhanced Lifecycle Management Capabilities for Rackspace Private Cloud powered by VMware SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rackspace® today announced the general availability of Rackspace Private Cloud powered by...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Druva, the global leader in cloud data protection and management, today announced $80 million of growth equity funding, bringing the total raised to approximately $200 million. The latest funding investment was led by Riverwood Capital, with...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
ANDOVER, Mass. — In its fifth and final seasonal tropical forecast for the North Atlantic basin for the 2017 season, The Weather Company, an IBM Business, has increased its forecast numbers for the full season from 15/8/3 to 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4...
by Jon Seals | Aug 22, 2017 | Press Releases
The government sector is lagging behind in implementing modern security that goes beyond perimeter defense, finds 2017 Netwrix IT Risks Survey IRVINE, Calif. – Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk mitigation in hybrid...
by Jon Seals | Aug 21, 2017 | Industry Hot News
I’ve spent much of my career focused on enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery. Two big shifts in the market have taken many vendors and IT professionals by surprise: First, new application platforms are not just cloud-first, but often touch multiple...
by Jon Seals | Aug 21, 2017 | Industry Hot News
In a 2017 survey across six major industries, 51% of executive leadership and IT managers rated ransomware as the biggest security threat to their organizations. Why is this? A single ransomware attack can halt an organization with sophisticated encryption methods...
by Jon Seals | Aug 18, 2017 | Industry Hot News
In our Data Center Destinations series, From the Racks takes a look at locations that are thriving hubs for data center innovation and construction. These places are grabbing the attention of data center providers and enterprises. Previously, we’ve discussed the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 18, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute The risk of a data breach is increasing in the retail industry as retailers accumulate more and more personal information on their customers as part of their ‘Big Data’ initiatives. As such, the number of retail businesses...
by Jon Seals | Aug 18, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – In anticipation of a large influx of visitors through the solar eclipse Monday, area emergency response organizations and health-care providers are finalizing areawide plans to respond to potential emergency situations. “This is fairly...
by Jon Seals | Aug 18, 2017 | Press Releases
KEMP, Texas – Industrial lighting leader, Larson Electronics LLC, announced the release of a new towable mobile light tower equipped with a water-cooled diesel engine. This telescoping tower is ideal for emergency services in large scale operations such as...
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Press Releases
WOODLAND PARK, NJ – pdvWireless, Inc., (“PDV”) (NASDAQ: PDVW), a wireless communications carrier focused on developing and offering private network and mobile communication solutions for businesses, today announced the appointment of Kevin C. Malloy...
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Press Releases
Construction on the top-tier data center’s third 15,000 square foot data hall nearing completion MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – DataBank, Ltd., a Digital Bridge portfolio company and leading provider of business solutions for data center, cloud,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Press Releases
Syncsort and Vision Solutions Combining to Create a Powerhouse ‘Big Iron to Big Data’ Platform; Syncsort CEO Josh Rogers to Lead Company Operating Under the Syncsort Brand PEARL RIVER, NY and IRVINE, Calif. – Centerbridge Partners, L.P....
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute By 2100, two in three people living in Europe may be affected by weather-related disasters, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health which sheds light on the expected burden of climate change on societies across...
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Politics in career progression, in investments, in enterprise projects – but in business continuity as well? You might think that business continuity was immune to such ideas – Either a business is functioning properly (BC works) or malfunctioning,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 17, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Africa Awards, an annual celebration of the best, brightest and most innovative in the business continuity and resilience industry across the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Everbridge will Help Communities Reach over 10 Million Contacts to Support Public Safety During the Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), a global software company that provides critical event management and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Award-Winning Innovations such as SD-WAN, Cloud Contact Center and Managed Detection & Response Continue to Drive New Channel Partner Revenue DALLAS – Masergy, a leading provider of global software defined networking, managed security and cloud...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — An earthquake early warning system that could give residents up and down the West Coast precious extra seconds to prepare for impending shock waves has taken a step forward. The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded $4.9 million to six universities and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
In the third piece of our Business Continuity 101 Series, we delve into why organizations invest in business continuity, dispelling common BC misconceptions, and explaining value-based BC investment. A common point of confusion for new BCM practitioners is the why and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
BATON ROUGE, La. — A public-private partnership continues to help Louisiana communities recover from the August 2016 floods and become better prepared for future disasters. The partnership includes members of the private sector, local and state governments and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
With just a few months remaining to become compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) emergency preparedness regulations, healthcare providers and suppliers are ramping up their efforts to ensure their organizations will meet the CMS emergency...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Security incidents within law firms have been growing as a threat because cybercriminals are recognizing the pivotal role firms play in housing sensitive client information for legal proceedings. Because of this, attackers have begun to target the legal industry with...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute When the United Kingdom exits the European Union, the four freedoms that currently exist will be no more. The free movement of goods, services, capital and people will probably be gone, and more restrictions will be placed on their...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Automation Tops the List of New Initiatives in 2017; IT Pros Skilled in .NET and Other Programming Languages Critical for New Initiatives Will be in Demand HANOVER, Md. – TEKsystems®, a leading provider of IT staffing solutions and IT services,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Collaborative project promotes digital transformation in government through improved security and a seamless user experience NEW YORK – CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced its continued partnership with the State of Louisiana Office of Technology...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Survey of Information Security Community Reveals New Skills, Tools and Capabilities Required to Combat Rising External and Insider Threats WASHINGTON – Crowd Research Partners today released its 2017 Threat Monitoring, Detection and Response Report,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
Fully Managed Encryption Service Delivers Enhanced Protection for Sensitive Data at Rest SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rackspace® today announced the launch of Privacy and Data Protection (PDP), a new cybersecurity offering designed to help identify and protect...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Such is the high calibre of the Business Continuity Institute’s research output, that its latest publication – the 2017 Cyber Resilience Report – is to be used as part of the teaching programme...
by Jon Seals | Aug 16, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for its India Awards, an annual celebration of the best, brightest and most innovative in the business continuity and resilience industry across the region....
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
Barracuda Backup Customers, Channel Partners, and MSPs Now Have More Flexibility to Choose Between Barracuda Cloud or Public Cloud Storage Highlights: Barracuda Backup now supports replication to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for greater flexibility. This new release...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute The importance of managing internal threats to win at cyber security has been emphasised in a study by Haystax Technology and SANS which found that 40% of respondents to their survey rated malicious...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — “I don’t know where my husband is! Where is he?” screamed Kay Kay McDermott, blood streaming down her face from a large laceration as emergency responders helped her from the wreckage of a train at the Lamy train station one morning...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
For Denali Advanced Integration, the stakes couldn’t be higher. A massive former client – Columbia Sportswear Company – is accusing the Redmond, Wash.-based reseller and IT services provider of hacking into its systems to access emails and other data...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant Pete Kaminski has been looking at the business risks posed by software, and how to mitigate them. He gives context to the issue this way: “Driving business risk down is just smart business. Software-related business risk is an...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
People, products, processes, and partners are the four “P”s of IT service design in a lifecycle model for IT services, but is there something missing? The IT service design stage is part of a lifecycle, such as the five-phase lifecycle of service strategy,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Agile methodology has been touted for years as a software development approach. Since its inception, various industries have adopted Agile principles beyond that original scope. For these not-so-traditional undertakings, each organization must apply Agile...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Oracle is now offering its Exadata database technology on bare-metal servers available as a cloud service. The Exadata Database Machine is an appliance that usually lives in the customer’s own data center. It integrates Oracle’s database software, servers,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Industry Hot News
“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
New ETL service automates the preparation of data for analytics, reducing the time it takes customers to start analyzing their data from months to minutes SEATTLE – Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), launched AWS...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
MCLEAN, Va. – It’s the devastating new normal after the NotPetya ransomware and wiper attack: cyber criminals steal and manipulate information, stop physical operations — and ultimately slow company productivity and reduce revenue. Booz Allen...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
Expanded Fiber Network to Colo Atl Will Meet Growing Customer Demand ATLANTA – Southern Telecom, Inc. (STI), a subsidiary of Southern Company, today announced an agreement with Colo Atl to increase its fiber network building access. The new fiber runs to the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is delighted that PwC, one of the largest professional services networks in the world, is to be a platinum sponsor of the BCI Netherlands and Belgium Conference at Miele Nederland B.V. in...
by Jon Seals | Aug 15, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Australasian Awards, an annual celebration of the best, brightest and most innovative in the business continuity and resilience industry across...
by Jon Seals | Aug 14, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Organizations are now less confident in their ability to recover from an incident, according to a new study conducted by Databarracks, which suggests that contributing factors include a lack of testing, budgetary constraints and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 14, 2017 | Press Releases
The ‘E2x’ family from E2S Warning Signals is suitable for status indication or warning applications in Class I/II Div 2, Zone 2 and Zone 22 installations. Housed in a lightweight, corrosion proof PPS enclosure, it is globally certified for IECEx, UL, cUL...
by Jon Seals | Aug 14, 2017 | Press Releases
Lower costs and improved affordability for in-building, first-responder communications supported by industry-leading integration of Comba’s CriticalPoint™ Fiber DAS SAN JOSE, Calif. – Comba Telecom, Inc.(Subsidiary of Comba Telecom Systems Holdings...
by Jon Seals | Aug 14, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute 6 in 10 organizations view their employees as the biggest threat to successful GDPR adherence and 4 in 10 believe that their current IT systems could also pose compliance risks, according to a GDPR awareness survey conducted...
by Jon Seals | Aug 14, 2017 | Press Releases
Always-on, Smart Device-friendly Data Logger Dramatically Simplifies Use While Improving Data Capture for Supply Chain MINNETONKA, Minn., and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), a leading global provider of...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Industry Hot News
With urban populations worldwide swelling, there’s an urgent need to calculate the sustainable performance of the buildings that we live and work in. But the variety and complexity of methods available can seem overwhelming. This is where ISO 21930:2017...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Plenty of CEOs “check the box” on compliance. The drill goes something like this: Once a year, the CCO presents the written compliance plan at a board meeting or C-suite retreat. After scanning the checklist of do’s and don’ts, the CEO...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Industry Hot News
State and local governments are struggling to deal with a number of cybersecurity threats. Tight budgets, lack of talent in the workforce and the constantly evolving nature of threats are a few reasons why the challenge is mounting. But cybersecurity cannot go...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Press Releases
Offering makes frictionless deployment in the AWS GovCloud possible, with streamlined procurement and advanced security capabilities DALLAS – Reinforcing continued innovation and understanding of government compliance requirements, Trend Micro...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Press Releases
New Symantec Encryption Everywhere Packages Include Encrypted Email, Award-Winning Anti-Virus and Spyware Removal from Norton MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC), one of the world’s leading cyber security companies, today announced...
by Jon Seals | Aug 11, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute When a major flood event occurs it is often attributed to climate change, however, a single event is not proof, and so far it has been unclear whether climate change has a direct influence on large scale river flooding across...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Of all the ways cyberattacks have become crippling in recent years, ransomware may be the most ruthless. The scope of the recent WannaCry attack was unprecedented, but ransomware has been costing businesses billions of dollars globally for years. This year alone,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Organizations know how important it is to manage risk. However, many risk evaluations are not done systematically. This is an introduction to the process steps and terms that should be understood. Risk is the effect – positive or negative – of an event or...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), weather accounts for roughly 98 percent of presidentially declared disasters. The cost of these natural disasters is high: hurricanes and other weather events cause about 500 deaths and nearly $15 billion in damage in...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Neal Kaderabek is the CIO for Great Lakes Higher Education (GLHE). He joined GLHE in 2015 with the specific goal of maximizing the company’s IT capabilities, cultivating the IT/business partnerships, developing IT long-term strategy, and aligning people,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
How resilient is your organization? Current and past incidents teach us that business disruptions, crises, and disasters occur far more frequently than previously imagined. Last year’s massive winter storm on the East Coast, widespread flooding in the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
What Really Matters in Continuity Planning “What’s the worst that could happen?” Now there’s a saying business continuity practitioners have probably heard a thousand times. But it is a saying we have in the ether of our planning minds; it is...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
In 1996, a gentleman named James Clark became frustrated with the patient care experience. He lamented the fact that his patient information from one doctor was often not available to another. He realized, in that bygone time, his information could be networked and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Data protection is a vast and complex space. Providers are responsible for preventing loss by inventorying and controlling said data – curating the most crucial company assets and ensuring they are secure. This also means managing and eliminating the excess, as...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Crisis. Disaster. Attack. These emotionally charged words catapult our brains into overdrive. You’ve heard it countless times: be proactive. Maybe you roll your eyes and say, “I know.” Perhaps it is coupled with an audible groan of annoyance. We hear...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
When Disgruntled Key Employees Don’t Show Up One threat often overlooked is that of key employees unwilling to respond after a disastrous event. Once unthinkable, changes in corporate culture and society have caused this to be a real threat to your recovery time...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
After achieving a recent professional goal, I began reflecting on the people who have helped me to make progress and achieve milestones in my career. One person came to mind, followed by another, and another, until I had a list of more than a dozen names. Even though...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Fall 2017 - Volume 30, Issue 3
Welcome! I assume you’re reading this at DRJ Fall World 2017 or you’re on your way to Phoenix to attend our conference. I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again – thank you. Thank you for being part of the DRJ community. Thank you for...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The growing average age of populations is not always a burden on society, it can be a rewarding opportunity to enrich communities and our world as a whole. Increasingly, governments and local authorities are seizing the gift of longevity to...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Industry Hot News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Would you invest $400 for a chance to get back up to $250,000? How about $1,000 or $2,000? Still sound like a good deal? Putting it another way, would you risk losing your $250,000 home in a flood because you didn’t buy a preferred or...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
SEATTLE – F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), published August 7, 2017. “Application Security...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Riverbed SteelFusion keeps highly sensitive data in the data center and provides superior application performance at edge locations, including reducing file transfer times by nearly 90% SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbed Technology today announced that Baker...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Three new features increase efficiency and boost PSAP operations; PSAP cites reduced expenses and benefits TEMECULA, Calif. – Airbus DS Communications, a leading provider of Public Safety communications technology, announces added functionality in its VESTA®...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute More than one-third of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, and more than one in five (22%) of these impacted businesses had to cease operations immediately, according to a study by Malwarebytes....
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today that David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager of Networking and Security, has been promoted to executive vice president, Networking and Security. “David’s vision to bring...
by Jon Seals | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
IBM Z and disaster recovery and security services will help officials execute statewide IT strategy and manage operational costs ARMONK, NY – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the State of Arizona has turned to IBM Cloud to help manage its daily...
by Amy Fennewald | Aug 9, 2017 | Resources
Best Practices in Cloud-Powered Data Protection How to find the Needle in the Service Provider Haystack How to Choose a Data Protection Service Provider ESG Best Practices in Cloud-powered Data Protection...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Press Releases
BURLINGTON, Wash. – With adjustable high volume airflow and a unique noise-reduction fan blade design, the new Stealth™ AV3000 axial fan delivers powerful ventilation and drying for carpets, walls and structural materials. The new Dri-Eaz video on the...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Connectivity in the pockets of first responders and mobile team members By Glen Denny, Baron Services, Inc. One of the biggest challenges in weather forecasting has always been alerting people who are away from home of severe weather threats. The radio was for years...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Industry Hot News
A common point of confusion for new BCM practitioners is the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery. Though people often think these are synonyms, the distinction is that business continuity relates to business functions and relocation efforts...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Industry Hot News
No colocation data center has been built in San Francisco since the early 2000s, when hosting company AboveNet (now defunct) built the city’s now famous data center at 365 Main Street. That building is now owned by Digital Realty Trust, and together with...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Press Releases
SÃO PAULO – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Concrete Solutions, a Brazilian company that specializes in applying Lean and Agile software-development methodologies to develop cloud-based mobile solutions and web applications. “Continuous...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Press Releases
The Business Continuity Institute The Business Continuity Institute is delighted that Sungard Availability Services, one the of the world’s leading providers of managed IT services, information availability consulting services, business continuity...
by Jon Seals | Aug 9, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Nearly all (96%) of small to medium-sized enterprises (100 to 499 employees) in the US, UK, and Australia believe their organizations will be susceptible to external cyber security threats in 2017, according to a study...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS – TierPoint LLC, a leading national provider of hybrid IT solutions, announced today that it is actively recruiting nearly 20 new positions in sales leadership, support, and related functions, reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Okaloosa County upgrades to VESTA® solutions for call handling and advanced 9-1-1 IP call routing TEMECULA, Calif. – The Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety recently upgraded to Airbus DS Communications’ VESTA® 9-1-1 Call...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
WARMINSTER, Pa. — Mail-Gard®, a division of IWCO Direct and one of the nation’s leading providers of critical communication recovery solutions, announced it is creating a dedicated Advanced Recovery Center at its Warminster, Pa. campus. With a...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla – While we’ve not had much activity this hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, the threat of a storm quickly developing is still a possibility. Historically, August and September are active months for hurricanes and it only takes...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Young Professional Spotlight
Nearing the end of his junior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, James Heath was looking for an internship in risk management. Even though he had never heard of business continuity he recognized the parallels with his risk management and finance major and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Industry Hot News
To stay healthy, should you get your jabs or eat your vegetables? While you may wonder what this has to do with business continuity, this question sums up emerging differences in approaches to keeping organisations running without interruption. Specifically,...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Industry Hot News
From Buzzfeed, a back-to-school headline you may not have considered: Is Your School In A Flood Zone? For example, a Salt Lake City rainstorm just caused a flash flood that damaged many properties, including East High School where Disney’s High School Musical...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Industry Hot News
After 9/11, I was asked by the Baltimore City Health Commissioner to help prepare the city for a radiation terrorism event, because my entire career up until that point had been in radiation-based medical imaging. I didn’t know anything about public health...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Another high-profile corporate hack puts cybersecurity back into the spotlight as thieves made off with 1.5 TB of data from HBO, including scripts of upcoming Game of Throne episodes. The bad news for financial institutions is that this elevated focus on cybersecurity...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Veeam improves on its ability to execute and completeness of vision in the Leaders quadrant Second consecutive year positioned as a Leader BAAR, Switzerland – Veeam® Software, the Availability for the Always-On Enterprise™ innovator, today...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Overwhelming majority of surveyed organizations believe agility allows them to respond more quickly for a distinct market advantage NEW YORK – Results from a first-of-its-kind CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) sponsored study reveal that only 12 percent of...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
NEW YORK – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been positioned as a ‘Leader’ in the Everest Group Automation in IT Application Dev-Test PEAK Matrix™ Assessment for Solutions. This inaugural research report covers global automation capabilities and...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
EASTON, Pa. – Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and information management services, today announced the opening of a new records management facility in Easton at 2300 Newlins Mill Road. Excited to be opening our newest...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
KEMP, Texas – Industrial lighting leader, Larson Electronics LLC, announced the release of a new trailer mounted mobile communications Megatower®, ideal for extreme environments and industrial work sites that need superior communication, such as mining...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Complete visibility into activity across the environment enabled Whiteriver Unified School District to withstand a ransomware attack and secure vital information IRVINE, Calif. – Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis...
by Jon Seals | Aug 8, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Ransomware attacks continued their rise in the first half of 2017, up by 50% over the first half of 2016. Hacking and malware attacks (of which ransomware attacks form a growing part), continue to be the leading cause of...
by Jon Seals | Aug 7, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Keeping online payments secure is a vital concern for businesses dealing with valuable company data on a daily basis. These B2B transactions have traditionally required a lot of time and resources to manage effectively, so it is not surprising that we have recently...
by Jon Seals | Aug 7, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – When wildfires, floods, tornadoes and terrorist events disrupt cellphone communication systems at the moment they are most needed, that’s when a more than 100-year-old technology still holds its own. Amateur radio operators, often called “ham...
by Jon Seals | Aug 7, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Both clients and regulatory bodies now expect an always-on law firm, and with this comes the challenges of remaining competitive and performing due practice in cybersecurity. Modern availability and resiliency expectations demand a comprehensive approach to mitigate...
by Jon Seals | Aug 7, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute Almost one in six (16%) SMEs have fallen victim to a cyber attack in the last 12 months, equating to more than 875,000 nationwide, according to the findings of a study conducted by Zurich. Businesses in London are the worst...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Industry Hot News
…but it’s not as easy as you think By ERIK POUNDS Whether for functional need, budgetary alignment, or due to top-down pressure, all companies will move to the public cloud at some level. If an organization has less than, say, 50 terabytes of data...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Back in 2004 at the RSA Security Conference, Bill Gates was campaigning for the replacement of the password by two-factor authentication or some other secure mechanism. inar dapibus leo. In 2012, the Trustwave 2012 Global Security Report indicated that 80% (four out...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Industry Hot News
There are so many conversations around cloud, moving to various types of cloud services, and how to leverage the power of hybrid. But, it’s important to note just how much cloud services – and hybrid, in particular, have been growing and where they are...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute There is a continued challenge in securing our organizations from malicious attachments, dangerous file types, impersonation attacks, as well as spam, with nearly a quarter emails being delivered to users’ inboxes still being...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Press Releases
A new approach to driving agility in SAP environments; combining test data automation, test automation and self-services to clients at a fraction of the cost NEW YORK – Automic Software, a leader in business automation software owned by CA Technologies...
by Jon Seals | Aug 4, 2017 | Press Releases
Expanded capabilities will help clients power machine learning solutions, unlock new intelligence from unstructured data. Nearly 200 big data engineers and search experts to join Accenture Analytics Search Technologies is now part of Accenture Analytics, coming...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Press Releases
Watson to focus on delivering innovative preparedness and resiliency software solutions NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Intermedix announced on Thursday that Bob Watson will lead the company’s preparedness division as president of preparedness technology. Intermedix...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Press Releases
We are excited to announce the release of Tummy Rumble Quake. Tummy Rumble Quake is a picture book designed to help children learn about earthquakes, the Great ShakeOut,™ and how to practice the three step safety technique of “drop, cover and hold...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
10 Considerations for Executives and Directors When a good reputation is difficult to build and easy as pie to destroy, it’s a business imperative to manage the company’s reputation carefully. Jim DeLoach outlines five critical areas leadership must pay...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Don’t get us wrong, simply telling somebody how wonderful he or she is unlikely to guarantee business continuity! However, with the emphasis in business continuity so often laid on technology, tools, and processes, it’s worth pausing for a moment to...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – An independent analysis of San Jose’s (Calif.) response to the devastating Coyote Creek flood in February gives the city high marks in how it handled recovery efforts, but says an inadequate initial response indicates the city didn’t learn...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – There was a common theme Tuesday morning at the Westport Marina public boat launch. There, the military was displaying the tactics, personnel and equipment to be used if, and when, the “big one” hits: “Man, I hope we never have to use...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Many software companies today talk up the virtues of buying all the components of a primary business software platform from a single vendor. On the surface, this sounds like a reasonable approach. After all, with the entire solution coming from a single vendor one...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
According to a new SANS survey, 40 percent of respondents rated malicious insiders (insiders who intentionally do harm) as the most damaging threat vector their companies faced. Furthermore, nearly half (49 percent) said they were in the process of developing a formal...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Press Releases
Queensland Section of Australia’s iconic aeromedical organization uses Riverbed solutions to increase network visibility and accelerate mission-critical applications to deliver on cloud-first strategy SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbed Technology today...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute 40% of organizations say they are not able to measure incident response, and even Verizon was notably slow in responding to a potential data breach last month, according to a new study by Demisto. The State of Incident Response...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) & STORServer PROFILE Organization: Dallas Area Rapid Transit Industry: Regional transit agency Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Size: Serves more than 220,000 passengers per day Needs: ...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Press Releases
Druva Provides Centralized Protection for Office 365, G Suite and End-user Device Data Around the Globe SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Druva, the leader in cloud data protection and management, today announced that WorkForce Software, a provider of enterprise...
by Jon Seals | Aug 3, 2017 | Press Releases
Releases free edition for users with up to 25 TB of capacity PALO ALTO, Calif. – Moonwalk Universal, a specialist in large-scale data management solutions, today announced the latest release of its award-winning data management software to solve file server...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Industry Hot News
If you’re new to disaster recovery or risk mitigation, you might be overwhelmed with business continuity terminology. To start, what is business continuity? If you’re not sure, don’t worry. We’re going to cover the definition of business...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Industry Hot News
Getting the most out of ISO 26000, the world’s first and most widely used International Standard for social responsibility, is the aim of a new guidance document just published. In its seven years of existence, ISO 26000 has become one of the key...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The new European General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect next May and applies to any company, anywhere in the world, that collects sensitive data about European customers or employees. GDPR also comes with onerous breach notification requirements and high...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Releases
Enables powerful intelligent services at the network edge Eliminates cost and complexity reducing TCO by 30% or more Further extends Riverbed SteelConnect SD-WAN solution SAN FRANCISCO – Riverbed Technology today announced a new Xirrus Wi-Fi Access Point...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Releases
F5 survey highlights a mutual focus on balancing flexibility, control, and automation in scaling IT capabilities CHICAGO – F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced the results of a recent survey comparing the views of over 850 NetOps and DevOps IT...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Releases
Leader in data recovery, eDiscovery, digital forensics addresses SSAE 18 SOC2 Type II guidelines NOVATO, Calif. – DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensics, announces compliance with new data security...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Releases
HONG KONG, CHINA – As cities continue to grow smarter, they will also become easier to hack. With millions (if not billions) of dollars going into research for urban domains and the Internet of Things (IoT), there will be more opportunities to utilize...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute The UK lags behind many other major economies in the adoption of collaborative working technology, which could impact business productivity, according to a global study conducted by Polycom. Collaborative technologies include...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute More than a third (35%) of SMEs in the UK are increasingly concerned about their ability to gain funding in the run up to Brexit, a study by Hiscox has revealed. Recent economic and political uncertainty has...
by Jon Seals | Aug 2, 2017 | Press Releases
Going into fifth year, value of alliance exceeds $25,000 FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University has announced that it will continue to work with a nearby firm that specializes in remediation and recovery from natural...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Industry Hot News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Many Arkansans lost important items in the severe storms between April 26 and May 19, including documents the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and FEMA need to process disaster assistance applications. If papers are gone –...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 31 Florida counties including Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade as Tropical Storm Emily made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday morning. The storm, which formed suddenly on Monday morning...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Five-year task order leads to enhanced situational awareness and additional connectivity sites using SES’s Medium Earth Orbit fleet LUXEMBOURG – SES announced today that SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, signed a...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Citrix today announced it has been recognized by Gartner, Inc. as a leader in the July 2017 “Magic Quadrant for Content Collaboration Platforms”. ShareFile...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Leading Managed Public Cloud Services Provider Combines Resources with AWS Professional Services to Enable Customer Journey to AWS SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rackspace® today announced an enhanced strategic, channel relationship with cloud provider Amazon Web...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Even though the financial industry has been a target for attackers for a long time, it is still struggling to protect against various IT risks, according to the Netwrix IT Risks Survey IRVINE, Calif. – Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
SAN FRANCISCO – The recent Cisco Live event in Las Vegas included more than 1,000 educational sessions, hundreds of hands-on demonstrations, and one recurring theme: simplicity through automation. As enterprise technology grows more sophisticated, and able to...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
Cloud-first SD-WAN solution offers flexibility and simplicity to enterprises and telecom carriers SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Viptela Inc., a privately held software-defined wide area network...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Press Releases
New TrueNAS 11.0 Release improves storage performance by up to 25%, decreases latency by up to 45%, and enables customers to deploy a private or hybrid storage solution SAN JOSE, Calif. – iXsystems, the enterprise storage vendor renowned for its open...
by Jon Seals | Aug 1, 2017 | Industry Hot News
The Business Continuity Institute IT security professionals predict that DDoS attacks will get larger and more significant in the year ahead, and are already preparing for attacks that could disrupt the UK’s Brexit negotiations and cause outages worldwide,...
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