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continuity solution for example allows
employees to continue accessing Microsoft
Outlook or G-Suite by Google Cloud, without
disruption. If PCs or the broader network
are affected, Mimecast’s continuity solution
provides alternative email access points
through the web and our robust mobile
continuity apps.
The absence of a continuity solution
means there’s no access to company email,
which often leads to employees using their
personal email, which likely doesn’t meet
compliance requirements. Such personal
email usage by employees could be a
significant risk. Mimecast Mailbox Continuity
is engineered to ensure always-on email
and archive access even when on-premises
or cloud email systems like Microsoft Office
365 are down. Security and archive policies
a cloud service then you can benefit from
regular updates. Cloud providers are always
having to make improvements to their
systems, to keep up with constant changes
and developments. This is particularly true
when considering the evolving cyberthreat
landscape, which is something that has
a huge impact on business continuity.
Therefore, it’s worth considering a
subscription-based model so you don’t have
to worry about huge upfront investments
in on-premises solutions or worry about
additional spend when your company grows.
CLOUD PROVIDERS ARE ALWAYS HAVING
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR
SYSTEMS, TO KEEP UP WITH CONSTANT
CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS.
What are the potential risks to
enterprises that do not have
effective BC platforms? reputation damage (44%), financial loss
(44%) and customer dissatisfaction or loss
(41%). Not having a continuity solution
in place could result in all three of these
becoming a reality.
Organisations need to be prepared to quickly
and seamlessly switch to an available service,
should downtime, due to breach, human
error or technical failure, occur. Downtime
leaves employees unable to access every day
tools, like Microsoft Outlook or G-Suite by
Google Cloud. Organisations could be down
for hours or even days, meaning productivity
ceases entirely, which results in financial
losses and significant damage to customer
confidence and corporate reputation. When there is a compromise, one of the
critical questions is how quickly you can get
the business back up and operating properly
again. Because in the end, it’s what you do
after a breach that determines how much
it will affect your business. Having a cyber
resilience strategy in place that focuses
not just on combating attacks, but on
ensuring continuity during an attack and fast
recovery after a threat is neutralised, is what
enterprises should look at adopting.
Cyberattacks are increasingly becoming
one of the primary causes of downtime.
In a recent report by Vanson Bourne it
was revealed that, in the UAE, three of
the greatest concerns that organisations
had when considering the possibility of
a ransomware attack included brand How important is it that BC
platforms satisfy compliance
requirements?
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Continuity enables organisations to avoid
disruption while providing email availability
in the event of an outage. Mimecast’s
are maintained and protected, helping to
ensure consistent GDPR compliance even in
a disaster situation.
How can speed of recovery
be ensured?
When an email system goes down it’s
important to be able to immediately
switchover to a continuity service.
Mimecast Mailbox continuity, for example,
immediately re-routes all email to the cloud
to keep users happy and productive. Users
need access to live and historic email and
attachments during service outages and
planned downtime, so they can continue
with business as usual. Furthermore, disasters
such as cyberattacks or technical failure
often lead to data loss and you need to be
able to recover this information instantly.
Data is essential to the running of any
organisation and it’s important to host your
data in an independent and fully encrypted
cloud archive solution, which allows you to
restore email on demand. n
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