Paul Kirvan
Industry Expert | LinkedInPaul Kirvan is an independent consultant/IT auditor and technical writer/editor/educator. He has more than 25 years experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, security, enterprise risk management, telecomm/IT auditing and over 30 years experience in technical writing/editing, technical training and public speaking. Mr. Kirvan has been directly involved with dozens of business continuity, security, IT audit, risk and telecom consulting engagements, ranging from operational audits and strategy definition projects to plan design and implementation, program exercising, execution and maintenance, and RFP preparation and response.
571 articles by Paul Kirvan
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How to conduct a cyber-resilience assessment
Oct. 21, 2026 -
14 need-to-know tips for digital transformation success
Sept. 8, 2026 -
Business resilience vs. business continuity: Key differences
July 29, 2026 -
How mapping security controls can ease the compliance burden
July 16, 2026 -
Building cyber-resilient storage beyond backup
July 16, 2026 -
Air-gapped snapshots and storage resilience
July 14, 2026 -
How much energy do data centers consume?
June 22, 2026 -
SLAs for disaster recovery: Free template and guide
June 16, 2026 -
How to find cyber-risk data sources for a FAIR analysis
June 4, 2026 -
Compare AI risk management frameworks from NIST and beyond
May 28, 2026 -
SAN security best practices
May 21, 2026 -
Taking care of business: The CISO’s role in a cyber crisis
May 20, 2026 -
The impact of emerging technologies on SANs
May 15, 2026 -
How to plan business continuity activities, with a template
May 14, 2026 -
CISO’s guide: How to test an incident response plan
May 13, 2026 -
Why a risk management framework is critical for AI initiatives
April 23, 2026 -
Data governance regulations that executives should know
April 8, 2026 -
Meaningful metrics demonstrate the value of cyber-resiliency
April 6, 2026 -
5 key network investments that deliver business results
March 20, 2026 -
Secure file transfer services: Types, tools and selection tips
March 19, 2026 -
Key issues to address in storage infrastructure management
March 12, 2026 -
ITGC audit checklist: 6 controls you need to address
March 10, 2026 -
10 data storage issues and how to overcome them
March 10, 2026 -
How to optimize data storage governance
March 6, 2026 -
Top threat modeling tools, plus features to look for
Feb. 24, 2026