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Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is about making sure that the critical systems and services your business needs to run stay up or get restored as quickly as possible during a disruption or disaster. As we all saw on 9/11, a disaster can strike at any time and a good Business Continuity Plan is the key to your business’ survival. |
Redundancy means getting rid of single points of failure so that the inevitable network hiccup or system problem does not bring your company to a screeching halt.
High Availability is making sure that every system you have is operating in its best configuration so it will stay operable, efficient, and productive.
Back Ups are necessary for every company to ensure that they’re able to restore critical systems and precious data when an outage occurs. Good back ups should be run frequently and tested fully.
Confidentiality
Firewalls protect your network from intruders, internal and external. Like a car’s firewall, they protect your company’s sensitive systems and data from the dangers of unauthorized access and tampering.
Encryption allows you to transmit data confidentially so that only its intended recipients can view it, keeping your sensitive company information (financial records, HR data) secure.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) harness the power of the internet while keeping your data confidential by giving your employees and partners access to your internal systems from anywhere in the world through a secure (encrypted) channel.
Integrity
Vulnerability Assessments help you understand and control the risks posed to your company by vulnerabilities in hardware and software. With a vulnerability assessment, you’ll get a prioritized list of your vulnerabilities along with details on how to fix them.
Configuration Management ensures that you know what changes are being made to your systems and the impact that those changes will have. It also gives you a way to track changes and revert back if necessary.
Productivity
Spam and Web Content Filtering allows you and your employees to stop wasting time wading through useless (and sometimes offensive) information. You also get the power to enforce and track adherence to your acceptable internet usage policies by limiting and logging access to questionable websites and internet messaging (IM) services.
Network Management Services (NMS) gives your network the visibility that you need to make decisions about your technology strategy. You get real time access to all the important information you need to keep your infrastructure fast, efficient and reliable.