"When you’re thinking about business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR), you know you can’t protect yourself from every disaster - some circumstances are simply unimaginable. But you can mitigate potential damage by taking a few upfront steps to ensure your data remains safe and secure ..."

Making sure your data is safe is paramount for any IT professional. The "Six Tips to Prevent Data Loss" will make sure that your overall plan for data protection has the major bases covered.
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Among the five trends in business continuity during 2012 that David Honour, Editor of Continuity Central has identified are these:

• More resources will be moved toward resilience and away from reactive business continuity measures

• Information security will increasingly be recognized as a major business continuity issue

• Expect disruptive changes in the area of standards as BS 25999 is withdrawn and ISO 22301 issued.

• Cloud computing will continue to be a disruptive force.

• The 2012 Olympics could bring with it serious logistical and transportation complications.

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"Nick Johnson, CBCP, discusses the pros and cons of using a 'fear-based' approach to getting business continuity buy-in. ..."

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) is a powerful tool in selling an idea. The problem is that we need to ask "Are We Fear-Mongers? Business Continuity and the Boy Who Cried Wolf" looks at using fear judiciously when present BC concepts, solutions, and results.
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