In today’s world, where dependence on technology is ubiquitous, an IT blackout—defined as a total shutdown of IT systems—can paralyze your operations instantly. Are you prepared for such a scenario? At Benoit Racette Services-Conseils Inc., we offer unique expertise in designing and tailoring IT blackout plan, customized to your organization’s needs.
Why an IT Blackout Plan?
- A blind spot for many organizations: Traditional plans, such as Business Continuity Plans (BCP) or Cyberattack Plans, do not address the unique challenges posed by a total IT system outage.
- Significant risks: Complete disruption of critical operations, data loss, inability to communicate with partners and clients, supply chain disruptions, and reputational damage.
- An essential preparation: Unlike a BCP, this type of plan requires a strategic reduction of activities to the bare minimum to survive in a degraded mode, within the context of severe capacity loss.
“What would you do in the event of an IT blackout within your organization or impacts on your operations if the same situation occurred at one of your critical suppliers?”
We’ll work with you to develop a clear, structured and practical IT blackout plan, based on the logic of severe but controlled degradation of your organization’s most critical activities, such as: