Natural disasters are increasing in volume and intensity – indeed there has been a tenfold increase in the number of natural disasters since the 1960s (source: Institute for Economics & Peace). Floods and storms make up the majority of these incidents, downing power lines, cutting off communities, destroying property, and endangering lives.
Disaster recovery as a term doesn’t begin and end with natural disasters: it covers ransomware attacks where hackers take down communication networks, crippling emergency services, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations alike.