Business Continuity Archive
Comprehensive BCM (business continuity management) measures are essential for responding effectively to disruption and providing a minimum acceptable service during a disaster. A crucial aspect of BCM is the development of an effective BCP (business continuity plan). What is a business continuity …
When implementing defenses to keep data secure, organizations should rightly put a lot of effort into preventing external actors penetrating them, but as the 2018 BCI Horizon Scan Report reminds us, there are many other things to prepare for. The report asked …
Most organizations will do anything within their budget to prevent cyber attacks, but senior staff are often given conflicting advice on where to spend their money. Should they invest in the latest technological defenses? And which technologies? Should they overhaul …
Business continuity is a hot topic due to a growing body of legislation and the increased risk of potentially devastating disruptions. However, the concept has been around for a long time, and practically every organization would benefit from implementing a …
A top government official has said that the threat of cyber attacks has left the U.S. in “crisis mode”. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made the comments in an interview with Axios, where she compared the potential damage of a …
Business continuity is more important than ever. Security incidents are so widespread that it’s impossible to tackle them all, and sooner or later disaster will strike. When that time comes, you’ll need a system to mitigate the damage and ensure …
If you want proof that it’s worth investing in a business continuity management system (BCMS), ask an organization that’s had one in place for a few years. They will tell you that, once your BCMS has matured, it will form an …
Cyber attacks, natural disasters, power failures, industrial action, and human error: these risks all have the potential to severely disrupt business operations and are often unpredictable. A growing body of legislation and the current cyber threat landscape has made organizations …
SSM Health, a non-profit health care provider, has informed 29,000 patients that their data may have been breached after a former call center employee improperly accessed medical records. In a statement released on December 29, 2017, SSM Health said the …
Last week’s gigantic data breach at OneLogin is a grave reminder of the data security risks posed by insecure supply chains. Although using password managers is generally considered good practice by information security managers, it also means that an organization …
