SOLUTION · IT & CYBERSECURITY
Business continuity.
A server fails, an attack locks your files, or a storm cuts power, and recovery depends on one person's memory and backups nobody has tested. Cyber6 builds the backups, the written order, and the tested plan before you need any of it.
Cyber6 is an AI & technology partner: we automate the work slowing businesses down, protect them with IT & cybersecurity, and train their people.
WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING
How a small outage becomes a long one
It rarely starts as a disaster. It starts with a single failure nobody planned around.
STEP 01
Something fails
A server fails, ransomware locks files, or a storm knocks out power. The systems your team relies on stop responding.
STEP 02
The backup doesn't restore cleanly
Someone starts a restore and finds the backup is incomplete, or nobody has ever tested it, so nobody knows if it will work at all.
STEP 03
The one person who knows the network is unreachable
The admin who set everything up is on vacation or has left the company, and nobody else knows the passwords or the layout.
STEP 04
Departments argue about what comes back first
Without a written order, every department believes their system should be restored first, and the debate itself costs time.
STEP 05
Hours turn into days
What could have been a few hours of downtime stretches into days, while staff sit idle and customers call asking where their order is.
STEP 01
Something fails
A server fails, ransomware locks files, or a storm knocks out power. The systems your team relies on stop responding.
STEP 02
The backup doesn't restore cleanly
Someone starts a restore and finds the backup is incomplete, or nobody has ever tested it, so nobody knows if it will work at all.
STEP 03
The one person who knows the network is unreachable
The admin who set everything up is on vacation or has left the company, and nobody else knows the passwords or the layout.
STEP 04
Departments argue about what comes back first
Without a written order, every department believes their system should be restored first, and the debate itself costs time.
STEP 05
Hours turn into days
What could have been a few hours of downtime stretches into days, while staff sit idle and customers call asking where their order is.
WHY IT HAPPENS
Four causes sit behind almost every long outage.
Select a cause to see the problems it creates in a real incident.
- Backups that have never been tested: A backup nobody has restored is a guess, not a plan. You find out it doesn't work at the worst possible time. Leads to: Extended downtime, Data loss, Repeat exposure.
- No written recovery order: Without a documented priority list, recovery turns into a group argument during the exact moment speed matters most. Leads to: Extended downtime, Confused recovery.
- One person holds all the knowledge: Passwords, diagrams, and vendor contacts living in one head mean recovery stalls the moment that person is unavailable. Leads to: Confused recovery, Extended downtime.
- No agreed recovery targets: Without a target for how fast you need to be back and how much data you can lose, nobody designs the backups to actually meet it. Leads to: Missed targets, Data loss, Insurance trouble.
A backup nobody has restored is a guess, not a plan. You find out it doesn't work at the worst possible time.
Extended downtimeData lossRepeat exposure
WHO IT HITS HARDEST
Where a missing continuity plan hurts the most.
SCENARIO
Manufacturers
A stopped production line costs money every minute, which makes a tested recovery order especially important.
See the manufacturers pageManufacturers
A stopped production line costs money every minute, which makes a tested recovery order especially important.
Industry pageDistributors and wholesalers
Order and inventory systems being down for even a day can stall shipments across a whole network of customers.
Industry pageLocal government offices
Public services depending on aging systems and small IT teams make a written, tested plan essential rather than optional.
Industry pageSenior living operators
Resident care and family communication can't pause for a system outage, which makes recovery time targets especially important.
Industry pageSIGNS THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOU
Six questions show how ready you actually are.
One question at a time. The gauge moves as you answer.
Has your backup ever been restored and checked, not just logged as complete?
EXPOSURE
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WHAT IT'S COSTING YOU
Every hour without a plan has a price.
LINE ITEM
CATEGORY
- 01MONEY
Every hour of downtime has a cost
Staff can't invoice, schedule, or ship while core systems are down, even though payroll keeps running.
- 02REPUTATION
Customers notice and remember
A supplier or contractor who can't take an order for two days often gets a second phone call from a competitor before they get a third from you.
- 03TIME
Recovery takes longer without a plan
Figuring out the recovery order during the outage, instead of before it, adds hours or days to every incident.
- 04RISK
Data loss compounds the damage
If backups are old or incomplete, you don't just lose time. You lose orders, records, and work that has to be redone or is gone for good.
- 05COMPLIANCE
Insurance and contracts increasingly require it
More cyber insurance applications and client contracts now ask for a written and tested continuity plan before they'll cover you or sign with you.
HOW CYBER6 FIXES IT
One team builds the plan before you need it.
IT & Cybersecurity builds and tests the backups and the recovery plan. Training makes sure your team knows the plan exists. Select any piece to see what it does.
IT & CYBERSECURITY
Backups kept separate
We back up your servers, files, and key systems, and keep copies away from your main network so a fire or an attacker can't take out both at once.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUA working copy of your business exists even if the original is gone.
TRAINING
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: Backups kept separate. We back up your servers, files, and key systems, and keep copies away from your main network so a fire or an attacker can't take out both at once. A working copy of your business exists even if the original is gone.
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: Restore tests, not just logs. We run scheduled test restores and report the results, so you know the backup will actually work the day you need it. No surprises when you're already in the middle of an outage.
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: A written recovery order. We document which systems come back first, in what order, and who is responsible for each step, built with you based on what actually stops your business. Recovery follows a plan instead of a group argument during a crisis.
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: Agreed recovery targets. We set a recovery time objective and a recovery point objective for each critical system, then design backups to meet those targets. You know what to expect instead of hoping it goes fast.
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: Documentation that isn't in one head. Passwords, network diagrams, and vendor contacts are documented in a secure, access-controlled location. The business can recover even if the usual IT person is out.
- IT & CYBERSECURITY: Incident response retainer. For a major incident, a response team is already lined up, with response times agreed in advance. You're not searching for help while the clock is running.
- TRAINING: A short plan walkthrough. We walk your leadership team through the recovery plan so everyone knows their role before an incident, not during one. Fewer confused decisions in the first hour of an outage.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything we set up, in the order we set it up.
Six pieces, set up in this order once you start.
01
Business impact assessment
We identify your critical systems and how much downtime and data loss each can tolerate.
02
Backup design
Backups covering your critical systems, kept separate from your main network.
03
Recovery targets
A recovery time and recovery point target agreed for each critical system.
04
Written recovery plan
A step-by-step plan your team can follow without guessing.
05
Restore testing
Scheduled test restores with reports you can show your insurer.
06
Incident response retainer
A response team on retainer with agreed response times.
BEFORE AND AFTER
An outage, two ways.
| A typical Monday without Cyber6 | A typical Monday with Cyber6 |
|---|---|
| Backups nobody has restored | Backups tested on a schedule, with reports |
| No written recovery order | A documented order of what comes back first |
| One person holds the knowledge | Passwords, diagrams, and contacts documented and accessible |
| Unknown recovery time | Agreed recovery time and recovery point targets |
| Backups on the same network as everything else | Backups kept separate and protected |
| No plan for a major incident | A response team on retainer with agreed response times |
| Recovery decided during the crisis | Recovery follows a plan agreed in advance |
NO PROTECTION IS PERFECT
If something happens anyway
No plan can promise nothing will ever break. What matters is how fast recovery starts and how well the plan holds up.
- 1
Detect
You or our monitoring team identify that a system is down or compromised.
- 2
Contain
Affected systems are isolated so the problem doesn't spread further.
- 3
Recover
We restore systems in the documented order, from tested backups.
- 4
Report
We document what happened and what was restored, for your team, your insurer, and any notification requirements.
- 5
Learn
We review the incident and update the plan and backups to close any gap it exposed.
WHAT WE MEASURE
Three numbers you'll see every review.
We agree a starting point during onboarding and report on these on a set schedule.
EVERY MEASURE IS TRACKED THROUGH THE CYBER6 PROVE FRAMEWORK
- Plan the goals
- Record the baseline
- Operate and observe
- Verify the results
- Evolve
PLAN THE GOALS
Recovery time objective
How long each critical system is designed to take to come back online.
RECORD THE BASELINE
Recovery point objective
How much data, measured in time, you could lose in a worst-case failure.
OPERATE AND OBSERVE
Restore tests passed
How many scheduled test restores completed with usable data.
IN YOUR INDUSTRY
What changes in your industry
BEFORE
A production line stops when the scheduling server fails, and nobody knows how long the fix will take.
AFTER
A tested backup restores the scheduling system inside an agreed recovery window, and the line restarts on a known timeline.
Manufacturing pageWHY CYBER6
Why Cyber6 for business continuity
01
We test the backup, not just the log
A backup that says "complete" hasn't proven anything. We run real restore tests and show you the results.
02
A written plan, not tribal knowledge
Recovery follows a documented order agreed in advance, not a debate during the outage.
03
Targets you agree to, not a guess
Recovery time and recovery point targets are set with you and designed into the backup, not promised after the fact.
04
One partner for backups, response, and IT
The same team that runs your day-to-day IT builds and tests the recovery plan, without another vendor to coordinate.
QUESTIONS
Questions people ask
Cloud services keep themselves running, but they don't fully protect your data from deletion, ransomware, or configuration mistakes. You typically need a separate backup for your own files and systems.
It depends on how critical the system is, but a common approach is testing critical systems quarterly and everything else at least once a year.
Disaster recovery usually refers to the technical steps of restoring systems. Business continuity is broader: it also covers how the business keeps operating, including staff, communication, and priorities during the outage.
Often yes. Good day-to-day IT support doesn't automatically include tested backups, a written recovery order, or an incident response retainer. We can build this alongside your existing IT team.
It depends on your business. A retailer might tolerate a few hours of downtime on a point-of-sale system; a manufacturer with a production line running might not tolerate more than minutes. We set the target with you.
You don't have to. We help you identify which systems actually stop the business and focus the plan and budget there first.
The tested backups and documentation still reduce your risk in day-to-day situations like a failed hard drive or an accidental deletion, and they support your insurance and contract requirements either way.
A first version of the plan and initial backups are usually ready within a few weeks. Restore testing and refinement continue afterward.
WHO WE'VE WORKED WITH
- A statewide cybersecurity assessment program
- Credit unions
- A water and wastewater utility
- Housing organizations
- Nonprofits and churches
- Small businesses
- A health and wellness startup
Every result is measured against your own starting point.
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WHY CYBER6
Why businesses choose Cyber6.
One partner, not three vendors
The people automating your work also run and protect your IT and train your team, so nothing falls between companies.
Plain language and real people
You talk to people who explain things clearly, answer the phone, and tell you what they'd do in your place.
Measured against your own numbers
We record where you start before anything changes, then report results against that baseline.
Marquis Carroll, Founder & CEO. Marquis has spent years doing hands-on IT and security work through his own business, and runs a mentorship program that has helped people start careers in tech.
Our storyGETTING STARTED
Four steps from first call to results.
Explore
A relaxed 30-minute conversation about how your business runs and what's getting in the way. No cost, no pressure.
You get: honest answers on whether we can help.
Assess
We look at your systems, security, manual work, and training needs, and record your starting numbers.
You get: a plain-English picture of your risks and opportunities.
Set up
A prioritized plan and proposal, then a kickoff that introduces your team and sets up access safely.
You get: a shared timeline and who to call for what.
Enable
We roll out in phases, train your team, and walk you through your first results.
You get: your first plain-English report, measured with PROVE.
Let's build the plan before you need it.
A 30-minute call. No cost, no pressure, and honest answers.