A Business Continuity plan or a Disaster Recovery plan? How do you know which of these you should be writing for your company? Is there even a difference between the two? The short answer is yes, there is a difference! And it is not intuitive. Most people hear the words ‘disaster recovery’ and assume that…
Rereading this blog from a year ago, I chuckled (and shuddered) at our collective naïveté. There are plenty of memes on social media that express the one-upmanship goals of an anthropomorphized 2022 over 2021, just as there were last year. Perhaps one day we’ll learn. It’s human nature not to, but as Business Continuity professionals…
Putting pen to paper If you’ve ever tried to write anything, you probably know the hardest part is starting. It doesn’t matter if it was a paper for school or a personal note, we all seem to stumble, fumble, hem and haw to get words on paper. That cursor that seems to accuse with its…
The Great Supply Chain Disruption is a lot to unpack Covid-19 has wrought tremendous change in virtually all aspects of our daily lives and of the economy. As professionals (or interested parties) in Business Continuity, you’ve probably followed some of the noteworthy Supply Chain shortages in the news. Today I bring to you “next level”…
Leverage the benefits of the Plan Markup Table At KingsBridge we make your business continuity planning easy. We simplify your plan writing and maintenance process through a feature called the Plan Markup Table. Many Shield users leverage Plan Markup when they first set up Shield ‘out of the box’ but quickly either forget about it…
When we head to client sites, we listen for the key words Active Directory. This part of IT infrastructure can be a blessing for every day functionality. It can also fall apart dramatically during an incident. Before we get to the implications of what might happen if it goes down, let’s give a general explanation…
Business Continuity Profile It’s one thing to have a business continuity plan, but it’s another to make sure your staff know about it. Those involved in writing the plan and the core members of recovery teams are likely aware of the plan. This is great, but what about everyone else in the organization? When bad…
Solve BCP Headaches Welcome to the third and final installment of our series on how Shield can solve BCP headaches. Last time we talked about how Shield helps the newcomer to Business Continuity get started on the plan development process. Today we’ll look at challenges that can come up after you finally have that plan…
Tired of BCP Headaches? We hope you enjoyed Part 1 on how KingsBridge Shield can solve some of your Business Continuity Planning (BCP) information security headaches. Part 2 of our series focuses on how Shield can cure the headaches of anyone starting BCP. Let’s start with a common problem: management assigned you the responsibility of heading…
Tired of BCP Headaches? Nobody likes a headache, especially a BCP headache. Welcome to the first in our three-part series on BCP headaches and how you can use the KingsBridge Shield solution to resolve them. Today “BCP plan access” is the focus. Make sure those that need it have it, while also ensuring that access…