It is difficult to determine how likely or frequently disaster will befall any particular organization. Because there are many uncontrollable variables at play in any given situation, nothing short of clairvoyance can provide a firm answer to questions like: “When will the next disaster occur?” or “How often will a specific event cause an issue?”
Author: Steve Tower
With many years of professional IT experience, and training as a Certified Management Consultant, a Project Management Professional, a Professional Engineer and a Member, Business Continuity Institute, Steve Tower has the skills and abilities required to assist with even the most complex disaster recovery planning initiatives. Below, Steve discusses the necessary tools involved in setting up a disaster recovery plan and program.
Top 9 Items on Your Risk and Threat Assessment Checklist
A Risk and Threat Assessment is conducted for the purpose of identifying potential dangers to an organization’s IT infrastructure. Most companies face risks from many sources, some obvious, some not so apparent. The specific threats facing a business differ from case to case, depending on variables such as political stability, geography, climate, and adjacent businesses.
Does Your Business Need a Risk & Threat Assessment?
Risk and Threat Assessments are useful for all types of businesses: manufacturing plants, law firms and software creators. Assessments also benefit organizations regardless of size. Whether a multinational corporation with headquarters in downtown New York City, or a small restaurant with a handful of employees in Kingston, Ontario, knowing the source of potential disaster is…
4 Threat Agents You Want On Your Radar
“Threat agent” is a term used to describe the root causes or origins of potential danger for a company. Natural disasters, compromises to a data centre power supply, and human actions causing inaccessibility to buildings are all threat agents that can lead to disaster. When undergoing the Assessment, the following umbrella categories of threat agents…
Plan Ahead of Time: Purchase Your Solution First
Planning for disaster in the business world is just like planning for disaster in any other sense – if you leave it until “time-of-disaster”, things are not likely to go smoothly. If, on the other hand, you’ve planned ahead, kept your strategy current and usable, and ensured everyone involved knows their role, then getting things…