When organizations decide to outsource a critical service, business continuity (BC) leaders must increase vigilance over third-party contractual obligations related to recovery. Recovery time objective (RTO), one of the most
Continuity Plans Can You Actually Use Them?
At this time of year, many of us are scrambling to get plans exercised to meet a calendar year commitment or deadline, so I’d like to explore the issue of
Let’s Get Real About Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
The resounding success of more than a hundred BCP/DR drills that I have done with my clients actually worries me! In delivering business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) services
A Practical Disaster Recovery Approach for Mission Critical Identity and Access Management (IAM) Systems
Identity and access management (IAM) is one of the mission critical information systems that many organizations operate as part of their overall information security program. IAM is a combination of
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Business Continuity Professionals
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a business continuity event, hosted by the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, which took a close