Efforts continue in order to stop the spread of the Ebola outbreak and find vaccines to defeat the virus. However, businesses need to be prepared in more ways than one. Although the risk is considered low that a widespread Ebola infection would occur outside West African countries, the potential consequences could be catastrophic and deadly.…
The bulk of the iceberg is hidden below the waterline where it lurks, ready to sink large entities like the Titanic and corporations. One of the most recent news items about data security ‘icebergs’ involves incorrectly configured web servers located in a number of prominent organisations. The systems at risk were identified by ethical hacking.…
As efforts to contain and eliminate the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa continue, countries around the world are making preparations to be ready in case the virus arrives. The Australian government is also making plans to deal with such an event. Ebola already exists in Australia – but fortunately (so far) only as the…
In disaster recovery, technology is often a neutral element – neither good nor bad, in itself. Some technologies are better suited to specific needs or offer relative improvements to existing solutions. What determines whether an organisation benefits or suffers is the application of technology. When it is used unthinkingly and incorrectly, the horror stories start.…
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is taking a horrific toll in human lives on a scale that is unprecedented. It is also happening in a place that makes the whole rescue process an order of magnitude more difficult. Besides trying to save those already infected, aid workers must cope with the fact that the…
With the deaths of more than 4,000 people and an estimated 8,000 cases (at this time), the Ebola epidemic has affected three West African countries in particular. But Ebola could also spread to become a pandemic without geographical limitation. There are three key questions to be answered: