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company email on it) can represent a major breach depending on
your industry. Your business continuity plan should:
• Include a process to restore lost or corrupted data down to the
offsite backups, content filtering, managed antivirus protection,
firewalls, and strong security policies with employee training will
significantly reduce your business risk of data loss.
file level
• Identify who is responsible for initiating recovery and
protection procedures in the event of a loss or breach
• Include monthly testing and quarterly drills that also test the
response time of your software and hardware vendors.
Keep your plan up to date and make sure everyone is notified of
any changes.
Don’t be an easy target. Your business saves an increasing
Jason Ionno is the founder and CEO of NetWorks Inc.,
a full-service IT solutions provider headquartered
in Daytona Beach, FL. NetWorks helps businesses
build, support, and secure their IT infrastructures
with advanced hardware, software, and cloud-based
solutions. To learn more contact: 386-248-0000 or
www.daytonanetworks.com.
volume of data in an intensely complex IT environment. Research
indicates that using a one-size-fits-all solution is not sufficient to
defend against today’s threats.1 Remember that information security
is not a one-time activity, but a dynamic process that requires
ongoing management. When in doubt, hire an expert. Whether your
business is large or small, a trusted IT team can help your business
develop a comprehensive business continuity plan customized
for your specific needs and concerns. Combining the use of
1) Kapersky Lab (2015), Global IT Security Risks Survey (available at: http://media.kaspersky.
com/en/business-security/it-security-risks-survey-2015.pdf); 2) According to Carbonite, Inc.’s
2014 Report on State of Backup for SMBs (available at: http://investor.carbonite.com/releasedetail.
cfm?ReleaseID=847106), only about 32 percent of small and medium sized businesses backup
their data daily. Kapersky Lab’s 2015 Global IT Security Risks Survey (available at: http://media.
kaspersky.com/en/business-security/it-security-risks-survey-2015.pdf) indicates that only
66 percent of businesses are fully protected from malware; 3) Disaster Recovery Preparedness
Council (2015) The State of Global Disaster Recovery Preparedness (https://drbenchmark.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/ANNUAL_REPORT-D