Mock Disaster â Social Media Exposure
Having just returned from the DRJ Fall World in beautiful San Diego, I have to tell you that I am very proud of the team that put together the PPBI Mock Disaster. This was a complex undertaking, with a ton of planning and activities behind the scenes to make it all happen. The exercise was… Continue reading Mock Disaster â Social Media Exposure
Many Attendees Return for DRJâs Fall World 2012
Disaster Recovery Journal had another successful show at Fall World 2012, Sept. 9-12, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. âIt was great to so many attendees returning again after years of being away,â said DRJ President Bob Arnold. âWe had another great turnout.â DRJâs 47th conference drew more than 900 registered attendees to… Continue reading Many Attendees Return for DRJâs Fall World 2012
An Interview with Michele L. Guido of Southern Company
Michele L. Guido, CBCP, MBCI, is the business assurance principal for Southern Company. She is responsible for advising the business assurance program, which addresses resiliency across all facets of the company. She has worked at Southern Company since 2004. Aris: Southern Company is a leading producer of electricity in the U.S., with more than 4.4… Continue reading An Interview with Michele L. Guido of Southern Company
Best Practices for Strategic Records Management
One of the keys to successful and rapid disaster recovery is effective records management. In the past, the records management role was simple and non-strategic. However, todayâs records managers are tasked with reducing risk in many areas, including data breaches, improper storage, destruction of information, and lack of employee compliance. Any type of risk has… Continue reading Best Practices for Strategic Records Management
IT Strike Force: Establishing a Cyber Forensic Response Strategy
âMathias Thurman,â a real security manager whose name and employer has been disguised for obvious reasons, wrote in the May 21 edition of Computerworld [www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227254/Red_Alert_for_Child_Pornography] that an administrator, during a training session with an employee on how to manage the organizationâs antivirus infrastructure while reviewing the reports of machines with infected files, spotted what appeared… Continue reading IT Strike Force: Establishing a Cyber Forensic Response Strategy
The Great Swamp of the Mid-Career Professional
So here I am, brushing the shavings off my fresh certification. Iâve got four to six years of BC/DR experience under my belt. I have a good job as a planner-analyst that I have been working at for a while. I feel like Iâm ready for a new challenge. Now what? Logically, I would start… Continue reading The Great Swamp of the Mid-Career Professional
Operational Resiliency: The New Imperative for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
As technologyâs strategic importance to the business has grown, so have the costs and risks for disruptions. Today, there is a wide range of disruptions that could take place such as an accident, a malicious attack, or many other reasons like out-of-commission technology that shuts down e-commerce sites, billing and payment systems, supply chains, or… Continue reading Operational Resiliency: The New Imperative for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Three Ways To Achieve True Enterprise Resiliency
When you first get up in the morning, before the first cup of coffee you hear on the radio or see on television that some disaster has occurred. You express your condolences out loud and are thankful the disaster was not in your neighborhood. On the way to work you see an accident or a… Continue reading Three Ways To Achieve True Enterprise Resiliency
BIA Probably the Most Important Analysis
In difficult times of economic crisis, business continuity management often goes by the wayside, and I donât think it should. At first glance, it would seem that the survival of the company at the present time depends entirely on the skills of effective operational management. After all, the current problems require immediate action, and it… Continue reading BIA Probably the Most Important Analysis
Why True Enterprise Resiliency is the Responsibility of Top Executives
Congratulations, you have worked hard to reach your current position as a senior executive, so it is only fitting that you have been handed accountability for one of the most important capabilities for the future of your organization â to build and maintain resiliency across the entire enterprise. Resiliency, or resilience as it is more… Continue reading Why True Enterprise Resiliency is the Responsibility of Top Executives