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• Free cybersecurity incident response plan template

  Want to boost your organization's ability to fight cybersecurity threats? Learn the essentials to creating an incident response plan and download our free, editable template. Continue Reading

• Natural disaster recovery planning: 4 frequently asked questions

  When crafting a disaster recovery plan, don't rule out natural disasters as a major threat. Don't let a storm catch you off guard after making your recovery preparations. Continue Reading

• Words to go: Disaster recovery planning checklist

  Working on a disaster recovery plan? Don't forget to include these vital tests, exercises, plans and assessments when preparing for a disruptive event. Continue Reading

• How to plan for the worst possible disaster recovery scenarios

  Your worst-case DR scenario today might be vastly different than it was just a few years ago. What's the worst that could happen to your data center in the event of a disaster? Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery planning checklist: Put your team to the test

  With all of the planning that disaster recovery takes, it's easy to overlook the basics. Ensure that your DR team isn't skipping over internal issues, like staffing and security. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • warm site
  • disaster recovery (DR) test
  • virtual disaster recovery
  • natural disaster recovery

  • call tree
  • mass notification system (MNS)
  • synchronous replication
  • emergency notification system

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• BC/DR plan template: How to prepare for an active shooter event

  A standard BC/DR template typically covers weather, equipment failures and fires. In recent years, more organizations are naming active shooting scenarios as a BC/DR concern.Continue Reading

• warm site

  A warm site is a type of facility an organization uses to recover its technology infrastructure when its primary data center goes down.Continue Reading

• disaster recovery (DR) test

  A disaster recovery test (DR test) is the examination of each step in a disaster recovery plan as outlined in an organization's business continuity/disaster recovery (BCDR) planning process.Continue Reading

• How to create an emergency phone tree and template

  When disaster strikes an organization, employees must be alerted. Using a call tree in emergency situations is a time-tested way to effectively communicate events and next steps.Continue Reading

• Developing an emergency communications plan: A template for business continuity planners

  Effectively communicating information in a crisis is an important part of business continuity planning. Get the steps to follow in our emergency communication plan template.Continue Reading

• Incident management planning and response are not synonymous

  When it comes to disaster preparedness, incident response is just one aspect of an incident management plan that should cover training, funding and administrative tasks.Continue Reading

• virtual disaster recovery

  Virtual disaster recovery is a type of DR that typically involves replication and allows a user to fail over to virtualized workloads.Continue Reading

• Using a business impact analysis template: A free BIA template and guide

  If you need to perform a business impact analysis, this guide and our free, downloadable BIA template will assist you in your business continuity planning.Continue Reading

• natural disaster recovery

  Natural disaster recovery is the process of recovering data and resuming business operations following a natural disaster.Continue Reading

• A free business continuity plan template and guide

  A business continuity plan is critical for an organization when an unplanned event occurs. Follow this template and BC planning guidelines to get on the right path to resilience.Continue Reading