Disaster Recovery Toolkit: Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Your Data

By 3coast on May 26, 2009

Without access to your business’s mission critical data, productivity as a whole could come to a screeching halt. For years, businesses have relied on tape backups to secure their primary data repository. While the technology associated with these types of solutions continues to become more refined, one aspect of this process ...

Hurricane Season is Here. Is Your Business Ready?

By 3coast on May 21, 2009

It’s that time of year again…hurricane season is upon us. With the effects of Hurricane Ike still fresh in Houston’s memory, what are the lessons learned when it comes to securing the integrity of your business? While history continues to repeat itself, a disaster’s long-term effects on a business can be ...

Three Opportunities to Capitalize on Your Business Continuity Plan

By 3coast on May 14, 2009

Smart companies along the U.S. southern coasts are testing their business continuity and disaster recovery plans in preparation for the upcoming storm season. For those who have outgrown their plans or struggle with outdated procedures, refining the plan is a top priority. Companies invest time, money and resources to create solid ...

Network Security: Botnets, Trojans and Worms…OH MY!

By 3coast on March 6, 2009

Are you working on a Zombie computer? If you are, you might not know it. Today, so many variants of malicious software (malware) are present on the Web, one can hardly keep up. Trojans, viruses, spyware, hijackers, rootkits, backdoors, worms, crimeware…..have you had enough yet? I wouldn’t be surprised if a ...

Zombies: The Next Great Threat to Network Security

By 3coast on February 12, 2009

If you haven’t seen the pictures yet, you’re missing out. Unless you work for the Department of Transportation, they’re really quite humorous. Hackers have taken it upon themselves to warn motorists of zombie attacks. Several hacker sites listed instructions on how to change the text in common construction signs around the ...

Virtually Indestructible: Harnessing Virtualization for Disaster Recovery

By on February 2, 2009

Virtualization is a hot topic for many companies because of its savings in power, space and cooling, ease of administration, speedy server deployments and quick return on investment. But what about business continuity and disaster recovery? What exactly is virtualization? Virtualization allows you to convert hardware into software. The hardware resources of ...

Ike and the Internet as a Critical Business Resource

October 2, 2008

Dwight Silverman's blog post on Houston businesses dealing with lack of electricity for the Houston Chronicle prompted me to reflect on how 3coast is managing through Hurricane Ike ... and how our business decisions in recent years have affected our Business Continuity Plan. For those of us in Houston, Hurricane Ike confirmed ...

Outsmarting Disaster: Protect Your Business Before it Strikes

By 3coast on August 15, 2008

Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a major crisis to get decision-makers, in both the public and private sectors, to put together adequate plans to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from natural or man-made disasters. While disaster response and recovery efforts were common prior to Sept.11, government and private organizations placed ...

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