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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO Business Intelligence

And with the number of extreme weather events, cyberattacks, and geopolitical conflicts continuing to rise, business leaders are bracing for the possibility of increasingly more frequent impactful incidents their organizations will need to respond to. A solid business continuity plan is one of those foundational elements.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

As the end of 2023 approaches, it becomes imperative to assess the current landscape of cybersecurity threats, explore potential strategies to combat them, and explore the new practice measures that can be taken. Deploying network monitoring tools can provide real-time visibility into the network’s activities.

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Securing 5G for 2023 and beyond

CIO Business Intelligence

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks While mobile technology has been around for decades, the current generation, 5G, is increasingly being recognized for the exciting new benefits it brings to enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations. 5G is designed to go places.

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What is a managed service provider? Strategic outsourcing for IT services

CIO Business Intelligence

A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourcer contracted to remotely manage or deliver IT services such as network, application, infrastructure, or security management to a client company by assuming full responsibility for those services, determining proactively what technologies and services are needed to fulfill the client’s needs.

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5 Big Challenges Facing CIOs and IT Leaders in 2023

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

In this article, we explore 5 challenges that CIOs and IT leaders should watch in 2023. The pandemic forced businesses to go digital…whether they were ready or not. Yet, one thing remains constant: The role that technology plays in businesses continues to grow. How will you address the challenges in the coming year?

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What CIOs can learn from the massive Optus outage

CIO Business Intelligence

The week’s high-profile resignation of Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin in the wake of the Australian telco’s massive outage that left 10 million Australians and 400,000 businesses without phone or internet for up to 12 hours earlier this month underscores the stakes involved when it comes to setting an IT strategy for business resilience.

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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Improve staff qualification and education In 2023, 74% of data breaches , which are among the most significant IT disaster cases, involved the human element: a social engineering attempt, misuse, or error. In short, business continuity processes are focused on keeping the entire organization up and running during a disaster.