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Business continuity planning: A proactive approach to threat management

CIO Business Intelligence

Events like this highlight the importance of developing contingency plans based on events in the world that can impact businesses. Business continuity is an essential part of the planning process for CIOs and CTOs. Black swan events can impact businesses in significant ways. Planning for directed threats.

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Report: SMEs Are Prime Targets and Must Plan for Disaster Recovery

SecureWorld News

To protect business continuity, a solid plan that focuses on maintaining IT infrastructure, data, and applications is crucial for protecting against and responding to malware and ransomware attacks. A disaster-recovery plan is no longer an option for SMEs; it's a must-have. The key is to minimize any damage. Back up all data.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

From embedding malware or a phishing link in a document to manipulated or outright forged documents and other types of cyber fraud, the increase in document-related attacks cannot be ignored, especially if your company handles tax forms, business filings, or bank statements–the three types of most frequently manipulated documents.

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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle

SecureWorld News

Cyberattacks such as malware infiltration and vulnerability exploitation continue to make headlines, attacking companies of various sizes. Corporate employees frequently utilize the vast resources of the internet to address various business issues on a daily basis. How does the browser Isolation system work?

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How to avoid business downtime when navigating digital transformation

Galido

Or, if your business has already fallen victim to this file-encrypting malware, it’ll reverse the damage. You’ll also get access to features like root cause analysis, which identifies how the ransomware got into your business so you can bolster your systems going forward. Putting together a business continuity plan is vital.

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3 Ways to Make Storage a Strategic Asset for Your Organization (Not Just an IT Cost)

CIO Business Intelligence

This means that every possession in a company’s storage estate needs to be cyber resilient, designed to thwart ransomware, malware, internal cyber threats, and other potential attacks. Use a hybrid cloud strategy to accelerate digital transformation. The growth and importance of data continue to proliferate exponentially.

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IT Issues that Need Cleaning Up: Herzog’s Dirty Dozen

CIO Business Intelligence

Cyber resilience is one of the most important elements of an enterprise’s IT strategy today, but too many enterprises have inadequate levels of it to be sufficiently safeguarded against cyberattacks, especially ransomware and malware. IT costs are soaring, and IT leaders continue to scramble to find ways to lower costs.

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