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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO Business Intelligence

A solid business continuity plan is one of those foundational elements. Every business should have the mindset that they will face a disaster, and every business needs a plan to address the different potential scenarios,” says Goh Ser Yoong, head of compliance at Advance.AI What is a business continuity plan?

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How effective data backup strategies can combat cyber threats?

Dataconomy

Backing up data involves making duplicates of information to safeguard it from loss or harm, encompassing various forms like documents, images, audio files, videos, and databases. Primarily, data backup sustains business continuity by ensuring access to vital information as required, enabling seamless operations post any potential attacks.

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What is the Difference Between Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery?

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - What is the Difference Between Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery? Blizzards, hurricanes, and rainstorms occur every year, affecting businesses, homes, and institutions. To succeed, you need various strategies for disaster recovery and business continuity.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time. Lawyer Steven A.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

These attacks employ malicious software that encrypts files, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid or a backup is restored. Having a Backup Power Generator: A backup power generator may not seem directly related to cybersecurity, but it plays a crucial role in maintaining operational continuity during power outages.

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How to Improve Your Organization’s Cyber Resiliency

CIO Business Intelligence

The practice brings together formerly separate disciplines of information security, business continuity, and disaster response (BC/DR) deployed to meet common goals. What cyberresilience really focuses us on is protecting critical services so we can deal with business risks in the most effective way. A Cyberresilience Road Map.

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Best practices for developing an actionable cyberresilience road map

CIO Business Intelligence

The practice brings together formerly separate disciplines of information security, business continuity, and disaster response (BC/DR) deployed to meet common goals. What cyberresilience really focuses us on is protecting critical services so we can deal with business risks in the most effective way.