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Budgeting for Disaster Recovery
Understanding all the changes that could become an integral part of daily business operations is vital to the success of any business continuity plan. It is important for the management team to determine the most essential elements that will enable the business to thrive in the event of a disaster. In the end, it is strategic budgeting that will ensure the Continue reading →
Preparing a Business Continuity or Emergency Plan takes time and effort and requires some investment. In my previous post, I provided a list of 10 steps small businesses can take which do not require any cash investment.
In this post and the remainder of the series, I’ll cover in some detail the process of preparing a Business Continuity or Emergency Plan. Some parts of this process will require an investment as well as some effort. So, why do this? Continue reading →
This post introduces a series covering basic business Disaster Recovery Planning.
Here are ten important disaster recovery planning steps which require no cash.
1. Meet with Continue reading →
Online data storage comes in two main flavors. What are the similarities and differences?
Proper data backup provides Continue reading →
John Arquilla, professor of defense analysis at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, recently served as a national security specialist-advisor for the Obama campaign.
Speaking with Wired magazine, Dr. Arquilla makes that case that “we should be putting an end to our primary reliance on firewalls.” Wow. Why? Continue reading →
According to a white paper published this week by Cisco, the top 7 reasons that employees violate IT security policies are:
1. They do not think Continue reading →
Yesterday the United States Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a “Shakeout” drill in which a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was simulated in Southern California.
USGS states: “Although imaginary, the Shakeout Scenario is based on scientists’ best predictions of what would actually occur during and after a major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault.” Such a quake is expected in the next 30 years. This video from the Associated Press covers part of the drill.
What about economic impact? Continue reading →
Wow. Is that possible? That’s what Webroot is reporting: that 90 people are losing data every minute.
Webroot, is a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets. Their report, published yesterday indicates:
“Although 98 percent of PC users surveyed have antivirus protection on their computers and 95 percent use firewall protection, few have safeguards in place for their data. Only 18 percent currently back up data Continue reading →
Internet connection speed is a very important factor in determining how quickly your backups will run. There is a detailed analysis of expected time for the actual data transfer portion of the backup process on our site.
But connection speed is not the only factor. Here are some additional tips Continue reading →
Inspired by the series of minimal earthquakes we’ve experienced in Dallas over the past 2 days, I have compiled a list of maps showing the level of threat faced across the United States from the following naturally occurring threats: Continue reading →
