Backup technology has evolved over the years, but the time has come to take a completely fresh approach, says Avi Raichel. In this article Avi explains: Why backup is a CTO concern; What CTOs need to do to update the backup strategies in place; How CTOs can help the business become IT resilient.
Organizations may be tempted to dismiss artificial intelligence as something which is currently out of their reach, but Thorsten Kurpjuhn says that this is definitely not the case. In fact, AI can help businesses of all sizes to ensure network uptime and protection.
Doron Pinhas looks at the common factors behind various high-profile technology outages in 2018 and proposes a practical approach which will help organizations reduce unplanned downtime in 2019.
Paul Barry-Walsh argues that as complexity increases in society, so do interdependencies. To prevent cascading disasters, organizations need to implement firebreaks which will ensure that they do not become the weak link in the supply chain.
Business continuity news
The winners of the DRI2019 Awards of Excellence
Health and safety incidents become the biggest loss driver for organizations
Business Continuity Institute launches ‘Women in Resilience’ group
Public consultation process launched for revised ISO 22301 standard
Third of UK businesses say that they are unprepared for a no-deal Brexit
A review of the new ‘Crisis Management – Building a Strategic Capability’ technical specification
Enterprise risk management news
Risks for UK businesses adopting 5G and IoT assessed by EY
Gap in terrorism insurance closed for UK businesses
Majority of US CFOs don’t feel fully prepared to handle the current risk landscape
AI has growing implications for European risk managers says FERMA
DEWA and BSI agree to develop a risk management standard for the energy and utilities sector
Financial institutions are beginning to re-engineer their risk management systems: Deloitte survey
Resilience news
New technical report on violence in US workplaces aims to reduce risks
New Incident Management Flowchart published by the Security Executive Council
Ireland-based businesses urged to scrutinise supply chains for Brexit exposure
New paper says that cascading environmental risks could lead to societal breakdown
Study on US electric grid resiliency finds that metrics are missing
Technology news
UK businesses losing control of network devices
Mind the gap: cloud security best practices
The 2019 Cyber Security Risk Report
89 percent of UK organizations say that cyber attacks have become more sophisticated
DDoS attacks increase in volume and complexity during Q4 2018
Report looks at penetration testing of corporate information systems: identifies many weaknesses
