Top Business Continuity Trends for 2013

It is said that knowledge is power, and that certainly is true when it comes to keeping on top of trends that can affect your business continuity/disaster recovery preparedness. The experts offering us tips and information this week make us aware of and make it possible for us to prepare for the emerging risks and trends during the coming year.

Here are some changes that BC professionals see coming in 2013. (Item #1)   Cyber attacks on financial services firms have been on the rise. (Item #2)   Eleven EMC executives offer their predictions of which technologies and trends will transform cloud computing, Big Data and IT security the most in 2013. (Item #3)  

A seasoned risk management professional offers his top picks for emerging crisis issues and high impact risks in 2013. (Item #4)   What's in store for 2013? IT professionals need to be prepared. (Item #5)   Here are four trends you need to be aware of in 2013. (Item #6)  

As always, we look forward to hearing your comments & insights regarding business continuity. If you have a topic you'd like us to cover, email me at [email protected].

Bob Mellinger, President
Attainium Corp

1. Business continuity in 2013: survey results

During November and December 2012 Continuity Central conducted a survey to determine what changes and challenges we can expect to see in the business continuity profession during 2013. Respondents were asked "What level of changes do you expect to see in the way your organization manages business continuity during 2013?"
http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature1037.html

2. Booz Allen Announces Top 10 Financial Services Cyber Risk Trends for 2013

Ask any customer what they expect from their bank or financial services firm today, and two words come through loudly and clearly: security and privacy. But news about major cybersecurity breaches has alarmed consumers, causing banks to redouble their efforts to protect their technology infrastructure. This means the stakes have never been higher for banks and financial services firms, and there are clear trends for cyber risk and security protection in the financial services industry in 2013, according to the experts at Booz Allen Hamilton.
http://www.boozallen.com/media-center/press-releases/48399320/cyber-top-ten-2013-press-release

3. Predictions of Top Technology Trends for 2013

In the words of the famous French Philosopher: "The more things change, the more they stay the same." Security predictions for 2013 in many ways reflect this quote. Unfortunately, evidence of criminals collaborating with rogue nation states, exchanging methodologies, buying and selling information, and even subcontracting services expands their collective reach and enhances their mutual learning curves.
http://reflectionsblog.emc.com/2012/11/predictions-of-top-technology-trends-for-2013.html

4. Risk management: top risk areas for 2013

It appears that we have survived the end of the Mayan Calendar and the predicted apocalypse/earth changes - well, at least until the next prognosticator emerges with dire predictions. So, for those of you who like to peer into the crystal ball of future concerns; I have put together a quick list of my top risk areas for 2013 - really a look at strategic risk, although a quick drill down sees risk implications at the operational and tactical levels.
http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature1038.html

5. Seven Tech Trends That Will Impact Your Business in 2013

In the enterprise, the more you know about the future, the better off you are. This allows executives to make plans for deployments, deal with IT dilemmas and make sound contingency plans. Yet one trend is clear: What we know about technology now will change. Email used to be the standard for most corporate communication, but now the writing is on the wall, giving way to more immediate social transmissions. These seven trends for 2013 will likely affect many businesses of all sizes-including yours.
http://www.cio.com/article/724138/7_Tech_Trends_That_Will_Impact_Your_Business_in_2013?page=1&taxonomyId=3164

6. Four Trends That Will Impact the Role of BC/DR Practitioners In 2013 & Beyond

In 2013 we will continue to see a shift in the way business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) professionals view and approach their roles. As our industry moves forward we will eventually see two types of practitioners emerge: risk managers and outage planners.
http://www.continuityinsights.com/blogs/2013/01/4-trends-will-impact-role-bc/dr-practitioners-2013-beyond