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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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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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The crucial role of data security management in the digital age

Dataconomy

Regular backups of data Data loss can have consequences for any organization, especially if it involves sensitive information. It is crucial to implement data backups as part of data security management. Depending on their needs and resources, organizations can utilize backup solutions like cloud storage or physical backup devices.

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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Staff education and training is important for both IT disaster prevention and the efficiency of DR. Explain threats and make every employee at their position a part of disaster recovery workflows to achieve fast reaction time and avoid or at least significantly mitigate data loss consequences.

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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

CIO Business Intelligence

Awareness training is a core method to improve cybersecurity. To be effective, cybersecurity awareness training must involve more than an annual video and online quiz. Assume that a month or so after an annual training, most people will forget 90% of what they’ve been taught. Keep up the training during the year.

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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.

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Cyber Resilience: Building Immunity in the Face of Evolving Threats

SecureWorld News

It involves actively firing up multiple layers of security controls such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, secure configurations access controls, performing regular patch management and vulnerability scanning, and training employees on cybersecurity best practices.