In this article, I’d like to discuss one of the mainstays of how we have done business continuity planning dating back to the late ’70s when some of us became involved in the industry. Essentially, the position I am taking is that the business impact analysis (BIA) process has not materially changed over the years,… Continue reading Has the Traditional BIA Run Its Course?

Ransomware is fast becoming a huge challenge to the corporate world. Ransomware is a kind of malware that limits access to the computer system that becomes infected, whereby demanding some sort of ransom paid to the creator(s) of the malware in order for the threat to be removed. Some forms of ransomware encrypt files on… Continue reading How Ransomware Is Impacting the Corporate World

The severity and frequency of global events and emergencies, their implications for business performance and personal safety and the complexity of regulatory challenges are increasing. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), there were 43 natural disasters in 2015 in the United States alone. Organizations today need to be prepared to face costly and… Continue reading How to Prepare Your Organization for the Entire Crisis Lifecycle

Every month you change the filter on your furnace. Every 3,000 miles you get the oil changed on your car. Every six months you (hopefully) visit your dentist for a cleaning. Maintenance is important. It’s key to keeping you, your home, or your auto running smoothly. Your business is no different. The office copy machine… Continue reading Keeping a Crisis-Centric Mindset Throughout the Year

When it comes to ensuring security for legacy and emerging data storage needs, companies are at a crossroad. Many companies are starting to invest in technologies like cloud to meet their storage demands. In many ways, cloud services have fundamentally changed data protection services (DPS) and disaster recovery for the better. Speed, cost efficiency, and… Continue reading Migrating to the Cloud

Improving Battery Reliability with Automation   Disasters are a challenge for any business regardless of their products or services, hence the essential role of business continuity planning. For industries such as telecommunications, utilities, railroads, and others that rely on a distributed infrastructure to deliver on-demand services, disaster recovery and continuity planning are even more complicated… Continue reading Powering Disaster Planning

For many years, during the height of what was to be non-traditional conflicts throughout the world the military used us to prepare thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations for the ongoing conflicts. With a keen focus and resolute energy, we coached, managed, kicked, and lead soldiers who experienced the greatest transformations of any aspect… Continue reading Professional Image During a Crisis

As a BC/DR professional, you are without a doubt aware that ransomware has impacted many businesses over the past few years. Downtime associated with ransomware can be costly. The malware, which encrypts data on infected systems, has become a lucrative tool for cyber extortionists. In a recent study conducted by security software vendor McAfee Labs,… Continue reading Protect Your Business Against Ransomware

According to a recent IDC report titled “DevOps and the Cost of Downtime: Fortune 1000 Best Practice Metrics Quantified,” the average total cost of unplanned application downtime for a Fortune 1000 company is between $1.25 and $2.5 billion per year. The cost of a failed critical application is between $500,000 and $1 million per hour.… Continue reading Seven Questions to Ask When Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan

You’ve moved your disaster recovery operation to the cloud and now it’s time to test it. That’s essential because it’s the only way to guarantee your plan works and that you can recover critical data after a disruption. Plus, testing allows you to train staff, perform maintenance, engage your business users and suppliers, and make… Continue reading Testing Your Disaster Recovery Plan in the Cloud