Business Continuity Planning vs. Disaster Recovery Planning: What’s the Difference?

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Published: Thursday, September 07, 2017 07:30

BCP vs DRBy Stephen McGrady
Principal

There’s nothing like the unthinkable happening to make businesses realize that the unthinkable really can and does happen. This was the case with the 9/11 attacks, which not only collapsed two towers, but also left a significant part of lower Manhattan closed for business for quite some time. By 9/12 the necessity of preparing for disasters was at the forefront of every executive’s mind.

That said, disaster preparation is a multi-faceted endeavor. The two biggest aspects are known as Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). The following is a high-level introduction to both…

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Some Leading Practices in Identity and Access Management

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Published: Thursday, July 27, 2017 07:00

Leading practices in identity and access managementBy Scott Smith
Security Practice Lead

Whether talking to people at large companies or small companies, when we bring up the topic of Identity and Access Management (IAM) we often hear a lot of the same comments…

  • “I am concerned that we have employees who have been here 10 years, and have access to everything, but I don’t know how to control that risk.”
  • “Of course we have password policies…but I’m not sure they’re being enforced.”
  • “I recently discovered an account for someone who left the company 14 months ago.”
  • “Half the people in our IT department have global permissions—they can access anything.”

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An Introduction to Identity and Access Management

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Published: Thursday, July 13, 2017 07:00

Intro to IAMBy Scott Smith
Security Practice Lead

Four years ago Target suffered a data breach that caught the attention of consumers and executives everywhere. By starting with a stolen dormant login from an HVAC contractor who was no longer working with Target, attackers were able to gain root access directly into Target’s data center. Once in, they found a web application vulnerability and managed to use this to steal the PII (personally identifiable information) for over 70,000 people, and seize the data for over 40 million credit and debit cards from a Point of Sale system that was not directly connected to the internet.

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