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Report:Top 15 Trends S&R Pros Should Watch: Q2 2013

From frantic security operations problems to the changing threat landscape, CISOs, senior security leaders, and other IT risk management leaders consistently have trouble keeping up with key trends...

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Report:TechRadar™ For Risk Management Professionals: GRC, Q4 2012

Road Map: The Governance, Risk, And Compliance Playbook

The governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) technology market is one of fluctuation, confusion, and contention. Many technologies relevant for governance, risk management, and compliance...

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Report:Stop The Insanity: If You Don't Exercise Your Business Continuity Plans, You Aren't Prepared

Ten Recommendations For Maturing Your Business Continuity Exercise Program

Everyone knows you must exercise your business continuity (BC) plans. However, in dozens of inquiries and consulting engagements with enterprise clients each quarter, Forrester finds that BC managers...

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Report:Japanese Firms Refocus On Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Post Earthquake

The Emergence Of Pay-Per-Use Models Increases Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Adoption Rate

The devastation of Japan's largest earthquake and tsunami has forced Japanese firms to focus on and invest in business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR). Prior to the earthquake, many...

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Report:BC/DR Remain Priorities For 2012 But Take A Backseat To Cost-Saving And Efficiency Initiatives

Despite Recent High Profile Disasters, Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Budgets Stay At Six Percent Of IT Operating And Capital Budgets

According to our Q2 2010 IT budget survey, 32% of enterprises had planned to increase spending on business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) by at least 5% in 2011. The reality is that...

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Report:Lessons Learned From The 2011 Japanese Crisis

Ten Key Lessons That Can Help You Strengthen Your Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans

Earthquakes, tornadoes, monsoons, hurricanes, flooding, and other severe natural disasters have brought alarming devastation to regions around the world over the past several years. As the human,...

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Report:It's Time To Include Social Technology In Your Crisis Communication Strategy

Among risk professionals who have successfully navigated their organization through a crisis, almost all will say that they had grossly underestimated the difficulty of communicating effectively...

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Report:Market Overview: Business Continuity Management Software, Q2 2011

You Can No Longer Manage A Complex BCM Program With Simple Office Tools

During 2010 and the early part of 2011, we witnessed a multitude of disruptive natural disasters and extreme weather events, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and blizzards. We also...

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Report:Topic Overview: Governance, Risk, And Compliance

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) as a concept continues its steady march toward recognition as an accepted business practice. And even if they aren't using the term, organizations around the...

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Report:Forrsights: The Evolution Of IT Security, 2010 To 2011

Cybersecurity And Services Fuel The Next Phase Of Market Growth

In Q3 2010, Forrester surveyed 2,058 IT security decision-makers at North American and European small businesses and enterprises to gauge the current state and identify the key trends and future...

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Report:Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Are Top IT Priorities For 2010 And 2011

Six Percent Of IT Operating And Capital Budgets Goes To BC/DR

According to Forrester's recent survey of 2,803 IT decision-makers, improving their business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) capabilities is the No. 1 priority for SMBs and the second...

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Report:Crisis Communication: Building An Effective Program

The amount of investment made to assure that an effective crisis communication plan is set can be a tricky calculation — sufficient preparation is fundamental to mitigating the impact of major...

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Report:Strengthening The Relationship Between Risk Management And Business Continuity

Business continuity is an essential element of enterprise risk management (ERM), although organizationally, the two disciplines are not often connected directly. In a survey of 345 Disaster Recovery...

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Report:Crisis Communication: Defining Roles And Responsibilities

As a discipline, crisis communication affects many roles throughout the organization, but there is little agreement on how important it is, how formally it should be addressed, and who should be...

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Report:Preparing For A Pandemic: What You Need To Know About H1N1

The likelihood and impact of a pandemic are impossible to predict with much accuracy. Regardless, history tells us that there is a potential for widespread and costly disruption — especially...

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Report:Topic Overview: Governance, Risk, And Compliance

Successful businesses universally strive to achieve better corporate governance, more effective measurement and management of risk, and greater assurance that compliance requirements are met. Whether...

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Report:Enterprise IT Security In Europe: 2008

Business Data Services Europe

How are European enterprises adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including client security, data security, content filtering, and business continuity and disaster recovery? This...

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Report:Businesses Take BC Planning More Seriously

But Take The BC Readiness Of Strategic Partners For Granted

Business continuity (BC) planning consists of three critical phases: business impact analysis (BIA), risk assessment (RA), and plan documentation. In our Forrester/Disaster Recovery Journal Business...

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Report:SMBs Struggle To Keep Pace With IT Security

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European SMBs provides some insight into the current state of IT security. We found that the IT security organizations for small and...

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Report:IT Security Remains An Integral Part Of The Enterprise

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European enterprises shows hope for the current state of IT security. Thankfully, we found that the IT security organization continues to be a...

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Report:More Businesses Now Institutionalize Business Continuity Management

In our Forrester/Disaster Recovery Journal Business Continuity Preparedness Survey, Q4 2008, 89% of the business continuity (BC) decision-makers and influencers we surveyed said that BC had...

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Report:Security And Risk Professionals: Must-Read Research In An Economic Downturn

As the global economy stands on the brink of a complete meltdown, the role of the security and risk management professional is never going to be more important than it is right now. With so many...

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Report:CISOs Must Take The Lead On Business Resiliency

Finding Common Ground Among Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, And Information Security

Aggressive global competition, greater service demands, more restrictive regulatory requirements, and increasingly rigid corporate oversight all raise the expectations for achieving and demonstrating...

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Report:Case Study: Vodafone UK Uses Business Continuity As A Competitive Advantage

In the highly competitive and regulated industry of mobile communications, business continuity preparedness is critical to ensuring the continuous availability of the wireless services and to...

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Report:Inquiry Insights: Business Continuity, Q3 2008

Every year, Forrester receives more than 265 inquiries on topics related to business resiliency such as business continuity, IT continuity, IT high availability, and data backup. Between August 2007...

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