Is Seven the Magic Number for IT Security?
The number seven crops up in many contexts: the Seven Wonders of the World, the seven dwarfs, and now the seven levels of cyber security. Let’s start with the different levels of threats posed by hackers. In order of increasing severity, we have: script kiddies (hacking for fun); the hacking group (often the first level […]
Supply Chain Resilience and Other Great Unknowns
Outer space, the deepest parts of the oceans, the human brain – and perhaps supply chain resilience? A list of great unknowns still yet to be fathomed might include all of these things. Supply chain business continuity features in it because supply chains are fast becoming a (or even the) key competitive differentiator for enterprises […]
BS 25999-2 to ISO 22301: Will Your Business Continuity Certification Still Be Valid?
Being able to show a valid certificate for business continuity management is becoming increasingly important. Firstly, you can expect to parlay your hard-won certificate into financial advantage for your company in several ways. Secondly, many customer organisations also now insist that you demonstrate business continuity certification as a condition for doing business. The BS 25999-2 […]
Business Continuity and Split Corporate Personality
Business continuity originated in electronic data processing or EDP. Some observers joked that the personality of an EDP manager corresponded to those three letters. E stood for Engineer. The EDP manager, more commonly referred to as an IT manager nowadays, was technically astute and obsessed over the hardware and software details of the company’s computer […]
Is a Windows or Linux Server Better for Business Continuity?
The answer is clear, says the Linux fan. The Linux operating system has proven its dependability time and time again. If NASA uses Linux for the International Space Station, and Oracle and IBM make it a strategic plank in their systems platform, organisations everywhere can also rely on this open system for day-in, day-out business […]
I Spy with My Google Glass Eye
If you haven’t yet met Google Glass, the new computing and communications tool from Google, you might be surprised at what it can do. Looking like a designer spectacles frame but without the lenses, Google Glass manages to tuck into a very small space: a miniature screen (just above your right eye), camera, microphone, ear […]