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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO

A solid business continuity plan is one of those foundational elements. Every business should have the mindset that they will face a disaster, and every business needs a plan to address the different potential scenarios,” says Goh Ser Yoong, head of compliance at Advance.AI What is a business continuity plan?

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Business Continuity Basics: Management, Planning and Testing

Kaseya

In our previous blogs, we discussed at length about business impact analysis and business continuity and disaster recovery , and how these concepts are a part of business continuity in general. What Is Business Continuity? Why Is Business Continuity Management Important?

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

These attacks employ malicious software that encrypts files, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid or a backup is restored. Having a Backup Power Generator: A backup power generator may not seem directly related to cybersecurity, but it plays a crucial role in maintaining operational continuity during power outages.

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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

CIO

Awareness training is a core method to improve cybersecurity. To be effective, cybersecurity awareness training must involve more than an annual video and online quiz. Assume that a month or so after an annual training, most people will forget 90% of what they’ve been taught. Keep up the training during the year.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

CIO

As businesses digitally transform, technology is increasingly integrated into every activity, and the CIO is becoming more of a catalyst for data-driven value creation through analytics, new AI model training, software development, automation, vendor engagement, and more. Standard or customized products?

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Business Continuity Planning Checklist & Best Practices

RapidValue

This checklist has been put together based on our experience in successfully implementing a business continuity plan. We understand that the list might not appear to be very detailed, considering the fact that every business is different. HR – Hiring, Onboarding and Training. Training and Development.