Hurricane season isn\u2019t just about boarding up windows. For small and mid-sized businesses, storms can knock out power, damage on-premise hardware, and disrupt access to critical systems\u2014sometimes for days. The good news: with the right plan and tools, you can protect data, keep your team working, and recover fast.<\/p>\n
Back up servers, endpoints, and SaaS data (e.g., Microsoft 365) to secure, off-site cloud storage. Automate backups and test restores<\/em> quarterly so you know recovery works. Encrypt backups and keep at least one offline or immutable copy to protect against ransomware.<\/p>\n Ensure employees can access files and apps from anywhere via a secure method (e.g., SSO + MFA, ZTNA\/VPN). Pre-test logins, access policies, and bandwidth so your team isn\u2019t fumbling with credentials during a storm.<\/p>\n Document a simple, step-by-step plan: who to call, systems to prioritize, how to fail over, and how to communicate status. Print a copy and save it offline\u2014plans stored only online won\u2019t help if internet is down.<\/p>\n Disaster periods see a spike in phishing (\u201cstorm alerts,\u201d \u201cinvoice updates,\u201d \u201curgent insurance docs\u201d). Protect your team with:<\/p>\n At CMIT Solutions Brandon\u2013Lakeland<\/strong>, we help local businesses prepare before the storm: cloud backups, secure remote access, and disaster recovery runbooks that actually work when you need them most.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s make preparedness your advantage.<\/strong> Hurricane season isn\u2019t just about boarding up windows. For small and mid-sized…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1051,"featured_media":787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[39,40,42,37,38,41,25],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-backup","tag-business-continuity","tag-cloud-backups","tag-disaster-recovery","tag-hurricane-preparedness","tag-hurricane-season","tag-it-support","tag-small-business-it"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t2) Secure Remote Access<\/h3>\n
3) Disaster Recovery (DR) Runbook<\/h3>\n
What to do before<\/em>, during<\/em>, and after<\/em> the storm<\/h2>\n
Before (72\u201324 hours out)<\/h3>\n
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Power & connectivity: practical moves that keep you online<\/h2>\n
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Cyber hygiene matters more during disasters<\/h2>\n
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A quick checklist for hurricane zone businesses<\/h2>\n
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Need help building or testing your plan?<\/h2>\n
\n\ud83d\udce7 mworlund@cmitsolutions.com | \ud83d\udcde (656) 220-2180<\/p>\nSources<\/h2>\n
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