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Why Your Business Continuity Plan Must Cover Cyber Incident Response

by Richard Barrus | Mar 28, 2019 | Business Continuity Management

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the top benefits of a Business Continuity Plan is that it helps the business react more quickly and effectively to disruptive events like cyber breaches. In the face of new and emerging legislation like GDPR and CCPA that...

Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) & Your Disaster Recovery Plan

by Richard Barrus | Dec 4, 2018 | Disaster Recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) are the essential starting point for determining your disaster recovery strategy.  Why?  Because you need to know which functions are most critical and how long others can be deferred, so you can make...

What Does “Failure is Not an Option” Mean for Recovery Planning? 

by Richard Barrus | Oct 11, 2018 | Business Continuity Management

Reading Time: 2 minutes The “failure is not an option” mindset and attitude are prominent in business circles.  The generic connotation of the phrase is that those responsible are absolutely committed to success come what may and will persevere until they...

Is “Business as Usual” the Biggest Business Continuity Trend?   

by Richard Barrus | Aug 30, 2018 | Business Continuity Management

Reading Time: 3 minutes From my viewpoint, the latest statistics reported in the Business Continuity Trends and Challenges 2018 report from continuitycentral.com look pretty alarming. For example: The Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council found that...

Disaster Recovery Planning for Hurricane Season

by Richard Barrus | Jul 5, 2018 | Disaster Recovery

Reading Time: 3 minutes June 1 marks the start of hurricane season in the western Atlantic. As the climate warms, the oceans warm which gives hurricanes more energy.  They are becoming more frequent, more powerful and more destructive. If you work in, or...
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