It’s a Disaster! Building an Effective Business Continuity Plan
As technology has become more pervasive within almost every type of business, the concept of having a concrete plan to respond to problems becomes more critical. In the past, “disaster recovery” was primarily a business function that focused on things that could bring a halt to the business, keep people away from their office, or make the site inaccessible. These events were typically “acts of god,” like severe weather, floods, or something similar.
Technology has changed all of that. Now, in addition to natural disasters, there are man-made events that can seriously impact the ability of the business to function. These could be accidents, like a construction crew cutting the network fiber to a site, a pipe bursting in the computer room, or even someone inadvertently shutting down a critical piece of equipment. Other man-made events are more nefarious, such as denial of service (DoS) attacks, malware, viruses, and ransomware. These types of attacks commonly come from outside, but it’s not uncommon for them to originate inside the walls of the company, from a disgruntled employee.
