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Continuity Plans for Enterprise Resiliency

Continuity Plans should ensure that critical services remain available to customers under adverse conditions. While the threats that cause disruptions may vary—natural disasters, cyber breaches, supply chain failures—the goal of a Continuity Plan is not to control every threat, but rather to maintain or quickly restore critical services that can…

BIAs for Enterprise Resiliency Planning

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) has long been a cornerstone of Business Continuity Management (BCM), helping companies identify critical functions and prioritize recovery efforts. However, with the advent of new technologies and the increasing complexity of risks, the traditional BIA methodology is under scrutiny. Is it still relevant, or must it…

Service Continuity: A Structured Incident Response

In a highly regulated environment, Service Continuity Planning is essential for meeting customer SLAs and minimizing financial, reputational, and compliance impacts during disruptions. Without a formal Continuity Planning program, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, a group of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can be assembled to create an ad-hoc…

AI Use-Cases for Enterprise Resiliency

As traditional continuity planning becomes inadequate, organizations are increasingly turning to AI technologies for more sophisticated and 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀. AI can transform enterprise resilience by offering deeper insights and enabling faster decision-making during disruptions. An AI inference sub-system, like eRMA (Enterprise Resiliency Management Assistant) integrated with natural language processing…

A Toolkit to Build Enterprise Resiliency

A well-rounded Enterprise Resiliency Toolkit (𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁) would provide key tools to build and sustain a robust Enterprise Resiliency Program (ERP) that benefits stakeholders, ensuring preparedness, quick recovery, and organizational stability. 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 Toolkit’s Impact Analysis feature identifies critical assets, services, and interdependencies, establishing key recovery objectives like RTO and…

Enterprise Resiliency: Navigating Through Disruptions

In today’s threat landscape, the ability of an organization to swiftly recover from disruptions is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. This resilience defines an enterprise’s capacity to restore its operations, assets, and services to ensure uninterrupted delivery of products and services. Here’s a breakdown of the key components…

Orchestrating BC/DR Testing: Virtual – Emergency Operations Centers

  Enhancing Planning and Logistics Management  Coordinating BC/DR tests involves intricate planning and logistics management. The traditional approach might fall short, especially when participants operate out of different locations. Here, eBRP CommandCentre, a virtual EOC platform, emerges as a powerful solution, streamlining the entire process.      eBRP Suite CommandCentre …