Business Continuity Blog

A good business continuity consultancy is worth its weight in gold. But the question your organization has probably already asked is: “Do we really need one?”

It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Harvey made landfall near as a Category 4 hurricane. What can businesses learn from the disaster?

When noodles are the core of your business, guess what happens when something disrupts your noodles? A Singapore-based noodle manufacturer didn’t want to find out. To prevent a potential catastrophe, the company adopted business continuity management standards from the International Organization for Standardization (BCM ISO Standard 22301) – and it literally saved their business.

Total data protection is the ultimate goal of security gurus, but how can you be sure you’ve defined the right requirements for business continuity for your business?

A huge part of continuity planning is identifying and managing your risks—what you might refer to as BCP risk management.

In May, we stumbled across a great article at ZDNet titled, “Ransomware is now so awful it’s actually making us take security seriously.” The upshot was this: ransomware’s destruction comes with a silver lining. It’s so bad that it’s finally forcing organizations to invest more in their corporate data backup systems.

Do you know the key criteria for selecting a BCDR solution? Here’s a hint, there are four.

Why is it that the NotPetya ransomware attack left pharmaceutical giant Merck crippled for days, while companies like GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer didn’t even blink? How did Russia’s central bank restore their operations so quickly, while other companies remained stuck for a week? Is it pure luck? Nope. More likely, the companies that responded fastest—or remained impenetrable to the attack—relied on a solid business continuity framework that safeguarded their computer systems and minimized downtime.

U.S. companies haven’t had a good track record when it comes to recovering from losses of data or IT services. Data from the National Archives reports that six out of ten companies shut down within six months after a major data loss. Nine out of ten companies have had to file for bankruptcy within a year after losing their processing power for ten days or more. These real-word statistics underscore the need for carefully selecting business continuity solutions.

How do know your company will survive a major data loss? Realistically, how much downtime could the business endure before recovery became next to impossible? What are the exact failsafes you need to implement to avert a total meltdown? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, then it’s probably time to speak to some experienced business continuity consultants ASAP.

If you’ve already created a disaster recovery and business continuity plan, you’re well on your way to preventing downtime and data loss. There are some common business continuity plan mistakes that could easily derail your plans, though. Learn more with just one click.

40 percent of small businesses never reopen their doors after a disaster. Today, we look at 15 simple, effective business continuity tips to help ensure your company can survive a catastrophic event.

When you hear the term “business continuity”, what comes to mind? For many, it is about an unexpected natural disaster or protecting proprietary client data. Some believe the technology needs to be complicated and expensive, making it inaccessible for small to medium-sized businesses. That said, here are x of the most common business continuity myths debunked.

Just how important is Business Continuity Management, and what goes into it? Find out here.