A Recovery Brief for Technology Leaders
When recovery surfaces as a leadership conversation, it rarely comes with advance notice. A CEO asks after a news story. An insurer raises it at renewal. A compliance audit puts it on the agenda. The technology leader in the room is expected to answer with confidence, not with approximations.Â
The gap between a strong answer and an uncertain one is rarely about technical knowledge. It is about preparation – knowing what the question behind the question actually is, and what evidence a credible answer requires.
This brief covers the five questions most likely to come from your executive team when recovery is on the agenda:
- How quickly can we recover if systems go down?
- When did we last test recovery?
- Are our backups protected from a ransomware attack?
- Who is accountable during a recovery event?
- Can we demonstrate this to our insurer or auditor?
For each question, we cover what a strong answer looks like – and what the gap exposes when the answer is not ready.
