The Virus That Can Bring Down Your Business

Hopefully your business computers are protected by an antivirus program that can stop viruses from spreading and remove them from infected PCs. This is good planning and part of a comprehensive approach to protect your information assets. But have you thought about what you would do if your business was attacked by the H1N1 "swine flu" virus? How would you contain the spread of this disease?

Your comprehensive disaster recovery plan addresses how to continue business operations if a fire or other disaster interrupts normal operations. It should also address a pandemic as well. Just like you have backups of your computer files, you should have backups for your personnel. Cross training employees to perform different job functions will provide the backup you need. Do it now before people start getting sick.

But how about employees that are not sick but don't want to (nor should they) come to work when everyone else is dropping-like-flies? Telecommuting can save your business and protect your employees that are still healthy. Telecommuting takes some planning and practice but it can be done with a small investment in equipment and software. Even if you don't buy it right away, developing a list of equipment, software and a project plan for implementation can save days of down-time.

• How to Write a Disaster Recovery Plan
• Work From Home - Is Telecommuting Right for Your Office?
• How to Decide If You Can Work At Home