Business continuity planning
Business continuity is the ability of an organization to maintain essential functions during, as well as after, a disaster has occurred. See complete definition.
10 mistakes to avoid in your disaster recovery planning process
Learn how cloud is emerging as a key option for disaster recovery due to benefits such as reduced costs and utilisation of your provider's skills if you don't have them in-house.
News : Business continuity planning
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June 20, 2018
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Jun'18
Dutch organisations must unite to fight DDoS attacks
Experts in the Netherlands call on Dutch corporations and institutions to work together to help prevent distributed denial of service attacks
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May 11, 2018
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May'18
WannaCry’s EternalBlue exploit still a threat
A year after the global WannaCry attacks, the EternalBlue exploit that was a key enabler for the malware is still a threat to many organisations, and many UK firms have not taken action, security researchers warn
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May 01, 2018
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May'18
UK critical services need to up cyber defences to avoid fines
UK critical infrastructure providers could be liable for fines of millions of pounds if they do not improve their cyber defences and resilience of their IT infrastructure, a study reveals
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April 24, 2018
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Apr'18
Ransomware attack hit Ukraine energy ministry website
Cyber attack on Ukraine’s energy ministry shows that websites remain a weak point for many organisations online, say security experts
In Depth : Business continuity planning
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Cyber resilience key to securing industrial control systems
Operators of industrial control systems can build greater cyber resilience by getting IT and operational technology teams to work more closely together and improving the visibility of their infrastructure, among other security measures Continue Reading
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DR 101: The disaster recovery plan and disaster recovery strategy
We walk through the key steps and essential building blocks required to develop a disaster recovery strategy and how to write a disaster recovery plan Continue Reading
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Disaster recovery testing: A vital part of the DR plan
Disaster recovery provision is worthless unless you test out your plans. In this two-part series, Computer Weekly looks at disaster recovery testing in virtualised datacentres Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Business continuity planning
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Public scrutiny of IT failures is fundamental to IT success
MPs on the Treasury select committee have been doing everyone in IT a favour lately. Thanks to pressure from their investigations, we’ve had near-unprecedented access to the real stories of what ... Continue Reading
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The importance of Operational Intelligence in emergency situations
Organisations need to plan for effective operational intelligence. This may involve the sharing of datasets between different organisations as well as identifying and sourcing external datasets. An ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Business continuity planning
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Security Think Tank: Five tips for killing the campers on your network
Why is reducing cyber attacker dwell time important and how should this be tackled? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: More time equals more opportunity for cyber attackers
Why is reducing cyber attacker dwell time important and how should this be tackled? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Six tips for securing your organisation against cryptojacking
How can organisations best defend against cryptojacking? Continue Reading
Videos : Business continuity planning
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CW500: Amarpal Singh Attwal on dealing with disaster
Problems like data breaches or even website glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage
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CW500: James Lodge, Nationwide Building Society on dealing with disaster
Problems like data breaches or even minor glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage
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CW500: Kirk Langley, Brewin Dolphin on dealing with disaster
Problems like data breaches or even minor glitches can spread quickly on social media and cause huge reputational damage