New Business Continuity Lessons for Banks – and Others Too?
Businesses can’t function if they don’t have customers. When customers find other solutions and move away, it’s therefore a threat to business continuity. Conventional banks may be at risk if a new development in online-only banking takes off. Startup ‘Simple’ (that’s the company’s name) for instance is giving clients an innovative alternative. Its solution is […]
Business Continuity and IT Security: Give Up or Give In?
There are different ways of looking at IT security involving end-user equipment such as PCs and mobile computing devices. One is to batten down the hatches at a corporate level, repel all viral boarders and let end-users fend for themselves. Another is to extend security to all end-user devices and take responsibility for maintaining data […]
IT Security for Small Businesses – Are You Listening?
Hacking of the IT resources of small and medium businesses is on the increase. The age-old excuse of ‘We have nothing worth hacking’ is no longer valid, although this doesn’t always register with SMBs. Hackers see small businesses as targets of interest for several reasons. Firstly, SMBs are vulnerable. Their security is weak, because of […]
IT Security and Business Continuity Through Divide and Conquer Tactics
‘How do you eat an elephant’ is the age-old metaphorical business question. ‘One piece at a time’ is the answer. Big problems can be broken down into smaller ones, which can in turn be broken down again, until you get to a level where you can see your way to solutions. Project management and production […]
Preventing Policy and Employee Disconnects in Business Continuity Plans
Recent information about IT security, a particular aspect of business continuity plans, highlights the high risk behaviour of people in using computer passwords. The data comes from passwords uncovered by hacktivists group Anonymous, who then exposed them online. The more general question is then whether such a gap between stated rules and real life behaviour […]