Mapping business processes and technological dependencies for business continuity planning is not a new concept; however, the few tools out there require a healthy measure of manpower and input to ...

In today’s fast-moving business world, organizations face a variety of risks — from cyberattacks and natural disasters to supply chain disruptions and unexpected system failures. Without a solid plan, ...

The Emory Wheel newsroom was not involved in creating this content. A business continuity plan (BCP) is the safety net that keeps your business running when things go wrong. Emergencies can strike at ...

Business continuity used to live in a binder, often reviewed once a year and quickly forgotten. Today, it has become a critical part of day-to-day risk management and operational strategy. From cyber ...

Unitrends has announced BC/DR Link, a free online service tool that enables companies worldwide to ‘quickly and easily build a comprehensive disaster recovery plan’. Following Continuity Central’s ...

When we talk about business continuity, what usually comes to mind is disaster recovery, backup processes and resilience planning. These elements are critical, but there’s one aspect that’s often ...

Most companies that I speak with already have business continuity plans in place. That’s certainly true in the financial services industry, where even short and mild network disruptions can cost ...

In the past, most enterprises defined a disaster as an act of nature–a hurricane, tornado, flood or fire that wipes out their ability to conduct business as usual. Today, with worldwide networks, 24/7 ...

Today, organizations are more reliant than ever on external vendors, suppliers, and service providers. This interdependency amplifies both operational capabilities and vulnerabilities. Disruptions at ...

Most organizations are transitioning, or have already transitioned, to a risk-based approach to security management. However, many of those IT risk management practices still suffer from a degree of ...

Savvy companies aren’t just setting up employees to work from their homes because it’s a nice perk to offer. They’re also factoring these remote work sites into their business continuity plans. Last ...

Building an incident response team (IRT) is a good first step along the path toward effective business continuity event (BCE) management. But the team needs a plan to follow when an event occurs. A ...