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Why is a disaster recovery plan important?

JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - Nikoo explains why a disaster recovery plan is important? Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery plans are two key elements of the ISO27000 series of standards. Disaster recovery plans allow organisations to plan in advance what to do in the event of a serious interruption to business-as-usual, by having robust plans made in advance, it reduces the potential business impact of an interruption and helps restore operations quickly. the process and details of this plan are essentials for stopping disasters from occurring in the first place.

What is the difference between a Vulnerability Assessment & a Penetration Test?

JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - What is the difference between a Vulnerability Assessment & a Penetration Test, Thom explains. Vulnerability assessments typically rely on vulnerability scanning tools to identify technical vulnerabilities making use of pre-configured test cases and signatures. A penetration test takes a contextual view of the target, combining many vulnerabilities and information sources in order to craft specific attacks with the goal of finding security weaknesses. Simply put a penetration test mimiks a skilled attacker, whereas a vulnerability assessment provides a baseline against common known weaknesses.