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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Being prepared for a bad situation that might never happen is better than experiencing a disaster that catches you off-guard. Read this post to learn more about disaster recovery and discover the best practices that you should apply to improve the protection of your data and IT environment. What is disaster recovery?

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

We’ve gathered eight instances of big tech failures that struck companies and other organizations in 2023. Every problem is a teachable moment, of course, and we hope these disasters can serve as cautionary tales as you try to navigate your own potential IT troubles in 2024. Honestly, it’s a wonder the system works at all.

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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO Business Intelligence

According to PwC’s 2023 Global Crisis and Resilience Survey , 96% of 1,812 business leaders said their organizations had experienced disruption in the past two years and 76% said their most serious disruption had a medium to high impact on operations. There’s no better test of your capability to do so than right after an adverse event.

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60 U.S. Credit Unions Hit by Supply Chain Cyber Attack

SecureWorld News

The final NCUA rule went into effect on September 1, 2023, requiring that affected credit unions should notify the NCUA "as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours" after the credit union "reasonably believes" the incident has occurred. federal agency.

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Softchoice—delivering award-winning, end-to-end multi-cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

Softchoice , an award-winning VMware partner and this year’s winner of the Cloud Consumption Award for the Americas in the 2023 VMware Partner Achievement Awards , has deep expertise in helping customers succeed with cloud and workplace solutions, from the data center to cloud to edge. “It

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Donna Ross

SecureWorld News

In those roles, she had program responsibility for global IT Risk Management, Compliance, Privacy, Third-Party Risk Management, Program Delivery Office, and Security and Disaster Recovery, including strategy and policy. Get to know Donna Ross Q : Why did you decide to pursue cybersecurity as a career path?

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Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

CIO Business Intelligence

It can also improve business continuity and disaster recovery and help avoid vendor lock-in. However, a multicloud—usually multi-vendor—model is inherently complex to operate. Each cloud is a silo of specific, often proprietary services and tools. The difficulty is aggravated by APAC’s persistent shortage of tech talent.

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