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Black Swans and Swiss Cheese – A Boat Crash in Baltimore

Plan B Consulting

Traditional risk management focuses on identifying and mitigating risks that can be predicted based on historical data and past experiences. The only mitigation was that the incident occurred in the middle of the night rather than at peak rush hour, so the casualty count was much less than it could have been.

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20 Years Later, SIA Remembers 9/11

Security Industry Association

11, 2001, our thoughts turn first of all to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. New technologies have expanded the role of security devices from risk mitigation tools for a business or facility to essential components of public safety. As we mark the 20th year since the terrorist attacks of Sept.

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Women in STEM session covers broad range of issues, from the impact of climate change and SMART buildings to today’s workplace challenges

National Fire Protection Association

To reinforce this point, she showed two images of the Hoover Damn side by side, one in 2001 and another in 2018; the draught’s impact on available water is sizeable. With these concerns in mind, Dr. Charter says we need to find ways to mitigate water security issues. Charter, the water stress projection for the U.S.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.) A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation. This is a subsection of Ready.gov devoted specifically to the needs of business.

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Coronavirus and China’s Decision-Making in a Crisis

Marketpoint Recall

In terms of an outbreak, this means both addressing the situation to mitigate its negative outputs (both disease and non-disease) and reducing the CCP leadership’s exposure to public criticism at home and abroad. And, as Zaisu Zhang indicates , this could also end up damaging the credibility of the central leadership in the long term.

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

Then came the game-changer that was the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The end of the 20 th century saw the increasing importance of IT, the rise of globalization, and preparations for the potential disruptions of the Y2K bug.

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Internal Controls & Fraud Prevention

Reciprocity

So what can your organization do to minimize the possibility of fraud and mitigate its potential harm? These consequences came to pass when the Enron scandal broke in 2001. The collapse of Enron, along with several other corporate frauds circa 2001, led to enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2022. Strong internal controls.

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