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60 credit unions facing outages due to ransomware attack on popular tech provider

Matt — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:40:09 +0000

“Because of this, Trellance must move to a new server system. This process does take time as there are multiple steps involved. This is not just an MVFCU issue, it is nationwide. Trellance and FedComp have been working around the clock to get our systems along with other credit unions around the country that have experienced the same issue back online.”

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Companies scramble to integrate immediate recovery into ransomware plans – Help Net Security

Matt — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:59:45 +0000

“It is natural for companies to start by building a robust prevention strategy focused on thwarting attacks,” said Caroline Seymour, VP of product marketing at Zerto. “However, as attacks become more sophisticated and capable of breaching prevention measures, prioritizing recovery must be a key element of a modern, multi-layered approach. It’s just as crucial as prevention, if not more, in the current threat environment.”

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What happened to Southwest Airlines today? | 9news.com

Matt — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:42:35 +0000

Southwest Airlines is continuing to see higher numbers of canceled and delayed flights as it tries to recover from technology glitches earlier this week.

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NIST 800-34, Rev 1 Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems

Matt — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:46:09 +0000

The ISCP (Information Systems Contingency Plan) may be prepared in coordination with disaster recovery planning, COOP planning, or business continuity planning to the degree that a particular system is necessary to provide a capability that is required during any of these events/efforts.

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T-Mobile explains why its network went down, hard, on Monday – The Verge

Matt — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:24:56 +0000

The short version, if we’re reading this correctly: a fiber-optic circuit failed, and its backup circuit also failed, which caused a chain reaction that strained the network to the point that many calls and texts couldn’t make it through.

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IT Service Continuity Management | HelpSystems

Matt — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:28:24 +0000

Your IT team should work closely with business continuity management (BCM) departments. The goal of this collaboration is to ensure plans and alternative service options are in place—before a serious business outage or service disruptions.

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Business Continuity: Your Network Disaster Recovery Plan

Matt — Thu, 02 May 2019 12:51:15 +0000

Whether your entire business gets hit by a natural disaster or your IT system gets attacked by malicious physical damage, you need to put in place a contingency plan to help you get the network and all IT services back up and running as quickly possible. A network disaster recovery plan is part of an IT recovery plan. In turn, the IT plan contributes toward a volume of business continuity plans that cover the entire organization.

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Arizona Beverages struggles to receover from ransomware attack | SC Media

Matt — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 11:34:21 +0000

Arizona Beverages, quick to the grocer’s shelf with its ubiquitous iced teas, has been slow to get much of its network running again after it discovered its backup system wasn’t properly configured to restore its systems in the wake of a targeted ransomware attack and was forced to spend a pretty penny to bring in outside help.

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IT Service Continuity Management – IT Process Wiki

Matt — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:39:24 +0000

Objective: IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) aims to manage risks that could seriously impact IT services. This ITIL process ensures that the IT service provider can always provide minimum agreed Service Levels, by reducing the risk from disaster events to an acceptable level and planning for the recovery of IT services. ITSCM should be designed to support Business Continuity Management.

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Hexion Inc. Addresses Network Security Incident | Business Wire

Matt — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 02:46:07 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “company”) today announced it has taken steps to restore its network and resume normal operations as quickly as possible in response to a recent network security incident that prevented access to certain systems and data within the company’s network.
The company is currently implementing its technical recovery plan. When it discovered the incident, Hexion immediately took aggressive steps to isolate the issue by disabling certain systems and notifying the appropriate government authorities. At the current time and throughout the incident, the company’s manufacturing sites, which rely on different networks, have continued to operate safely and with limited interruption. The impact from the network security incident has primarily impacted the company’s corporate functions.

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