Global Disaster Alert Business Survival (tm) NewsPrinciples and Practice of Business Continuity
This new book explores the subject of Business Continuity Management: from basic principles to best practices. More...
NEW BOOK - Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning, Community Preparedness
The new book Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning and Community Preparedness introduces readers to the critical global and domestic issues regarding a potential pandemic. More...
Disaster Recovery Testing
Untested contingency / recovery plans are of little value. Testing is far more than finding holes in the plan: it confirms the underlying assumptions are workable; it can also be a valuable training tool. More...
Manufacturing, Distribution Business Continuity
A new Business Continuity template specifically designed for manufacturing or distribution businesses with 1,150+ pages on CD-ROM. More...
Comprehensive Business Continuity Management Program
A complete template program for business on CD-ROM that includes advice for all development steps from the Information Collection Process, through the Business Analysis, to the actual Business Continuity and Crisis Response documentation and finally with assistance for the ongoing exercising and maintenance process. More...
Emotional Crises in the Workplace
Provides well-tested Emotional Continuity Management tools that bridge human emotional dynamics with the fiscal demands of a company. More...
Finding more resistance than ever from large businesses, hackers are customizing their malware ploys for SMBs.
Four Philippines IT executives reveal some of the IT adjustments they did as a result of the recent calamities and share strategies in preparing for disasters, as well as the challenges that will be met along the way.
ISO 27005, issued in 2008, filled a noticeable gap in the ISO 27000 series of standards. The standard is officially titled ISO/IEC 27005.2008, “Information technology — Security techniques — Information security risk management.”
For many, the biggest inhibitor to implementing an effective disaster recovery (DR) plan is cost.
A business impact analysis (BIA) is an important part of a company’s business continuity plan.
An event that disrupts your business, no matter how limited or broad in scope, can undermine your ability to remain competitive—and maybe even to survive. But while disaster recovery planning for your facilities and technology is critical to your business continuity, you also need to fully consider the impact of a disruption on your most valuable asset: your employees.
Most simulations we’ve encountered in business continuity and disaster recovery planning have been limited to the table top variety conducted at a conference or perhaps coordinated within your organization internally. Such events typically involve groups of people role playing to act out events of a pretend disaster situation.
Many vendors are positioning cloud backup as an ideal disaster recovery solution, allowing users to replicate data offsite and outside of their company’s geographic region at a reasonable cost. And, there are even a number of so-called cloud disaster recovery services on the market today. But, what does “cloud disaster recovery” really mean?
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyber attack on the United States, February 16, 2010 in Washington D.C. providing an unprecedented look at how the government would develop a real-time response to a large-scale cyber crisis affecting much of the nation.
One of the ongoing problems in business continuity is articulating the business case in a way that resonates with executives and others in our organizations and doesn’t require a twenty slide PowerPoint presentation.
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