Editor's note: This item was updated and expanded in October 2017. Business continuity and disaster recovery plans are useless until you test them. Fortunately, many types of tests are possible, ...

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SIFMA issued the following statement from Tom Price, managing director and head of technology, operations and business continuity for SIFMA, on SIFMA’s October 15, 2022 industry-wide business ...

The business continuity plan may be backed by good technology and written documentation, but unless it’s brought out and tested every now and then, there is still a risk that everything may not work ...

The technology so many of us use for work and daily tasks is often so reliable that it comes as almost a shock when a service or tool isn’t working. But whether due to cyberattacks, natural disasters ...

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that consists of the critical information an organization needs to continue operating during an unplanned event. The BCP states the essential functions ...

If your backups aren’t secure, your business isn’t either. Cybersecurity and continuity must now work hand in hand to keep you running. As someone who has spent over six years in the trenches of IT ...

SIFMA issued the following statement from Charles DeSimone, SIFMA managing director, technology and operations, on SIFMA’s October 14, 2023 industry-wide business continuity test: “SIFMA and its ...