by: Mark Komnik Conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is the first step in building your Business Continuity Program. The BIA report describes potential risks and the projected financial impact to the credit union when [...]
by: Robin Remines Data Vaulting (or sometimes known as remote backup service (RBS) is the process of sending data off-site, where it can be protected from hardware failures, theft, and other threats. Many credit unions [...]
by: Michele Dowis Credit Union Crisis Communications Communication is the key in any relationship or situation. Being open and honest and upfront speaks volumes.The more time you spend preparing, the less time it takes [...]
Sometimes a topic is so timely and important that we just have to share! Enjoy this post by our friend, Brad Powell at Axiaware! by: Brad Powell How do I give my members the experience [...]
by: Mark Komnik By pure definition, resilience is the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens. And when you place it in the context of business continuity planning, it refers [...]
A CUSO, or Credit Union Service Organization, is a terrible thing to waste. About 8 years ago, 7 Credit Unions and I started Ongoing Operations. We have had our share of great success and our [...]
by: Robin Remines You can’t anticipate every disaster, but preparation and testing will go a long way towards recovery when an event does occur. Credit unions should embrace the Boy Scout motto of “Be [...]
by: Robin Remines Every year we are bombarded with notifications to get our annual flu shot. What used to be available only in the doctor’s office is now served up at your local Target [...]
In the 70s everyone adopted mainframes. In the 90s we transitioned to client-server architectures. Then again in the 2000s the internet changed everything and we are once again in a technology transformation period. But today [...]
by: Kirk Drake A CUSO, or credit union service organization, is a special type of entity that is owned and operated by Credit Unions. Credit Unions are not-for-profit financial institutions that unlike banks return all [...]
by: Robin Remines Deciding how much bandwidth is required for your offsite data backups requires a review of your Recovery Point Objective (RPO), how often you want to send data offsite, and how much of [...]
by: Robin Remines September was usually the most active “budget” month for my credit union. Hours were spent writing the business cases and justifying expenditures. One area that rarely met any opposition was an investment [...]
by: Robin Remines Perhaps you are a Credit Union considering upgrading your telecom infrastructure – maybe you are looking for better performance, more bandwidth or more flexibility. This post provides you the pros and cons of [...]
The Importance of Tabletop Exercises by. Mark Komnik A tabletop exercise is an exercise designed to test the theoretical ability of a group to respond to a situation. In a tabletop exercise, a hypothetical disaster [...]
by. Robin Remines It wasn’t long ago when I was responsible for ensuring the integrity of a large credit union’s infrastructure – three years and five months to be exact. For roughly 13 years, [...]
