What Causes Power Outages Official sources confirm that nearly four fifths of all power outages result from inclement weather, including severe cold, harsh storms and heat waves. The rest are caused by accidents and equipment breakdown. Annually, power outages imply a $150 million loss of revenue for American businesses mainly due to damage to transmission […]
Repeated incidents in the recent past that have compromised DNS security are forcing corporate IT teams to rethink their strategy for protecting this crucial component of their business. In the case of many commercial establishments, DNS security depends on registrars and ISPs as it runs on infrastructure that is publicly available. DNS Security Risks DNS […]
Power outages in the healthcare sector are caused by numerous factors that can be both forecast as well as unexpected, plunging in the process medical facilities into utter darkness and stalling data center operations. Seemingly inconsequential incidents such as Mylar balloons landing on power lines can interrupt power supply. Such interruptions often last for hours […]
Many industries think that a Disaster Recovery Plan only applies to data and IT. They assign resources to ensure data is backed up and the network can be operational very quickly when a disaster strikes. Well Hello – the rest of the business is important too.. Disasters strike unexpectedly and unless every aspect of the […]
Organizations of all sizes are being targeted by cyber-criminals. A cyber breach is almost inevitable and you need to be truly prepared to respond. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, the authors found that many plans are developed in silos and too many plans sit on a shelf collecting dust. They lay out 10 […]
