Business Continuity
Business Continuity news, information, and how-to advice
The best kept secret in cybersecurity is protecting U.S. banks against catastrophic attacks
The Sheltered Harbor cybersecurity initiative for U.S. banks and financial services firms protects against hacker attacks.
Rethinking response: the benefits of seeking external support
Why your organization should look to external support following any event, incident or breach.
The risk of shadow IT to business continuity
We hear about IT systems going down but how much do we think about whether incidents could have been prevented by taking adequate risk mitigation measures?
5 rules for smarter cyber communications
The way you communicate before, during and after a data breach determines its ultimate impact on your organization. It’s time to get smarter about this lesser known aspect of your cybersecurity program.
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IT Managers' Guide to Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure
What's one of the most common misconceptions when a contact center moves to the cloud? That the need for IT resources is eliminated or diminished!
Equifax: A teaching opportunity
Equifax did just about everything wrong. Here's what's going to happen because of it.
How cyber threats are changing the makeup of IT departments
Since cybersecurity and DR both have a hand in meeting availability demands, many companies are incorporating their DR into their wider cybersecurity strategies, weaving them into a single response plan for effectiveness. This means...
Software supply chain puts businesses at risk
The new reality in 2017: High-profile breaches, including Equifax, SEC, Deloitte... In this article, former research director at Gartner and current VP at DFLabs, Oliver Rochford uses the CCleaner Breach to explain the unique...
Why you should — and shouldn't — harness Azure for disaster recovery
The cost and flexibility benefits of Azure's public cloud make it an obvious choice for a disaster recovery platform. But how well do you know Azure and what challenges could you face in harnessing its power?
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Connection's Azure Business Continuity Solution
Business continuity is nothing new, but making it easy is! Even a minor outage can put your organization at a competitive disadvantage.
Improving cybersecurity governance in the boardroom
To tackle increasing data threats, companies need to put cybersecurity at the very heart of the business.
Surviving ransomware by keeping things simple
Ransomware is a topic everyone knows about, but unless you've experienced a ransomware attack, it's hard to really describe and understand the stress associated with these events.
A cyber manifesto: cut the dilly-dallying...and let’s get after it!
Congress is dithering on dynamic cyber policy...and so private sector company to company digital security threat information sharing is virtually at a standstill. And 143 million Equifax customers woke up this morning to learn they're...
From Equifax to Equi-'enterprise'
By now the Equifax debacle, disaster, ineptitude...has been wildly chastised and 1 in 2 Americans impacted by this have (or should have) taken corrective action. There is a lesson to be learned here not just by you and I as consumers,...
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Hyperconverged IT: Key to Increasing IT Agility
The IT infrastructure market has long sought to balance the simplicity and control advantages of centralized architectures with the modular flexibility of distributed approaches. In today's increasingly cloud-centric enterprise IT
There is no such thing as a DR test failure
The key to performing disaster recovery tests for your company is that, no matter the results, your real objective is to learn from the situation and your team’s process. Often times, it’s people not technology that make or break a...
The reality of ransomware
Why every CISO needs to consider a ransomware infection as a likely scenario to include in their business continuity and disaster recovery plans. There are some unique challenges when responding to a ransomware attack that could...
Disaster recovery vs. security recovery plans: Why you need separate strategies
Responding to a cyber security incident has its own unique objectives and requires its own recovery plan.
Kaspersky discovers supply-chain attack at NetSarang
While investigating suspicious DNS requests for a financial institution, researchers at Kaspersky discovered backdoor in recently updated copies of software released by NetSarang, a developer of management tools for servers and...
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Digital Transformation: Optimized user experience and application performance
These processes and tools include network readiness, cloud migration and information security. Key among all areas is the need to optimize the user experience for employees and customers
Five things you need to know about executive protection
Executive protection requires risk assessment and adherence to rules. Here's how you get executive buy-in.
How to make your disaster recovery GDPR compliant
With GDPR coming into effect on 25 May 2018, it's costing businesses significant time and money to ensure compliance with the new regulations. But when it comes to your IT have you really covered all bases? Have you thought about your...
Red team versus blue team: How to run an effective simulation
Playing the role of an attacker can make your team better at defense. Learn how in our step-by-step guide to war gaming your security infrastructure — from involving the right people to weighing a hypothetical vs. live event.
Las Vegas UPS Store makes risk adjustments due to DEF CON
The UPS Store in Caesars Palace is preparing to host thousands of hackers this weekend by issuing a warning to hotel guests who are looking for printing services – no USB printing and no links.
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