Pandemic Planning: 10 Questions to Ask Your Vendors About Coronavirus Preparedness
As COVID-19 spreads across the country at an alarming pace, creating panic, quarantines, and serious health risks, it’s important to make sure your...
Pandemic Planning: Is Your FI Prepared for Coronavirus?
The largest bank in Singapore made headlines last week for being the first lender to shut down its office due to coronavirus after an employee tested
6 BCP Lessons Learned When Ncontracts Shut Down Its HQ for the Day
Ensuring smooth operations, even when your main office is inoperable or unreachable, is a cornerstone of business continuity management.
A Model CIO: Equifax CIO Keeps Showing Us How *Not* to Respond to a Breach
The big news out of Equifax this week is its $700 million settlement as a result of its 2017 data breach. It’s the most expensive breach settlement ever.
Business Continuity
Business continuity means planning for major disruptions in a company so that the company can continue operations.
RPO - Recovery Point Objective
RPO is otherwise known as Recovery Point Objective and refers to the age of files that must be recovered from backup storage for normal operations to
Business Continuity Software
Business continuity software is a software solution for planning for adverse events that would disrupt the operation of the financial institution.
Contingency Plan Template
A contingency plan template can be a physical document, or a digital form used to create a compliant contingency plan.
Business Continuity Planning Checklist
A business continuity checklist is a concise list of tasks that must be done to create an adequate business continuity plan (BCP). The BCP is a plan for
Business Impact Analysis
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is an important step to take in risk management and an essential component in an organization’s business continuity plan.
What Does the N in Ncontracts Stand for Anyway?
Nashville? Network? Need? Those are just a few of the most common guesses when people ask me what the N in Ncontracts stands for.
Four Ways to Ensure Your Vendors Are Prepared for Disaster
If you’re dependent on a third-party vendor that can’t quickly recover from a disaster, there’s a major gap in your own business continuity plan.