Understand What Radar Cannot See, and Make Better Decisions
Cutting-Edge Baron Radars Reinforce Trust—If You Understand the Basic Mechanics of the Tool By Dan Gallagher, Enterprise Product Manager, Baron In late November of 2014, residents of the Buffalo, New York area busied themselves digging out of the heaviest winter snowfall event since the holiday season of 1945. Over five feet of snow blanketed… Continue reading Understand What Radar Cannot See, and Make Better Decisions
Once Upon a Time: Organize Your BC Data So It Tells a Story
The best business continuity data in the world is useless if no one can make any sense out of it when planning for an emergency – or actually responding to one. If you want to provide guidance when disaster strikes, you have to organize your information in a way that tells a clear, simple story.… Continue reading Once Upon a Time: Organize Your BC Data So It Tells a Story
Focusing on Endpoints: 5 Steps to Fight Cybercrime
Follow these best practices to strengthen endpoint management strategies and protect company data Cyberattacks are increasing across industries, and cybercriminals are savvier than ever. While the total number of IT vulnerabilities is decreasing, the number considered to be critical is on the rise — and so are the number of actual security exploits. Businesses… Continue reading Focusing on Endpoints: 5 Steps to Fight Cybercrime
Streamlining Financial and Compliance Reporting as Regulations Evolve
Financial reporting still involves pulling data manually out of an ERP/EPM system into Excel, then manipulating the data to create custom reports – a slow and error-prone process. insightsoftware’s Craig Nickerson outlines a better alternative. A big part of financial reporting for businesses and organizations is related to regulatory compliance. This can vary widely depending… Continue reading Streamlining Financial and Compliance Reporting as Regulations Evolve
How to use stress testing to increase resilience in a complex and uncertain world
Conventional risk management tools are appropriate for managing known or anticipated risks; but threats outside these areas need a different approach. Dr Sandra Bell says that stress testing is one tool that provides the answer, helping identify and correct organizational vulnerabilities in a safe environment. Introduction A resilient organization is one that can fulfil its… Continue reading How to use stress testing to increase resilience in a complex and uncertain world
Why a global file system should be a core component of your business continuity strategy
Recovering unstructured data after an outage can be a significant challenge, but one which can be made significantly easier through the use of a global cloud-based file system. Warren Arnold looks at the issue… Business continuity and disaster recovery solutions have been effective in reducing downtime from days to hours; however, modern solutions are typically… Continue reading Why a global file system should be a core component of your business continuity strategy
Trust no-one: a quick guide to the zero trust security model
First developed in 2010, the zero trust security model has recently grown significantly in popularity. Jan van Vliet explains why zero trust security offers several benefits over and above traditional network-based security approaches; and describes the fundamental aspects required for implementing it. The zero trust model is based around a central concept which states that… Continue reading Trust no-one: a quick guide to the zero trust security model
2.3B Files Currently Exposed via Online Storage
Digital Shadows researchers scanned various online file-sharing services and concluded the number of exposed files is up 50% from March of 2018 More than 2.3 billion files are exposed across misconfigured online file storage technologies, marking an increase of 750 million files – or a 50% jump – from 1.5 billion in March 2018.… Continue reading 2.3B Files Currently Exposed via Online Storage
ISO 20252 tackles market research with confidence
From helping companies to develop and promote products and services, to analysing our behaviour as consumers, market research contributes to many aspects of modern life. But does it always? And is it global and consistent? The newly updated ISO 20252 will ensure it delivers on promise. Market research helps reduce risk. Good quality research provides information… Continue reading ISO 20252 tackles market research with confidence
The Ransomware Dilemma: What if Your Local Government Is Next?
Baltimore has so far refused to comply with a ransom demand. It’s being forced to make a decision all such victims face: to act morally or practically. Although ransomware took a backseat to other attack vectors in 2018, the threat has regained momentum this year. The most recent high-profile ransomware attack occurred 20 miles… Continue reading The Ransomware Dilemma: What if Your Local Government Is Next?