Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2016

The importance of culture when impacting Business Continuity. This week I have been at a company in the Netherlands teaching the two day BCI Introduction to Business Continuity course. The second idea was to ensure that there is a robust methodology within all plans for contacting the President.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

In today’s post we’ll look at the top 10 free or almost free resources business continuity management professionals can utilize to help them raise their BCM skills and effectiveness to ninja level. Prepare My Business for an Emergency. Another excellent DHS website. If possible, get the fire department to tour your facilities.

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everbridge

MAY 3, 2024

This article explores the role of technology in responding to the DORA regulation and the opportunities it presents for organizations. It facilitates the automation of standard operating procedures and response plans, as well as communicating with key stakeholders. What is DORA?

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 20, 2022

Also, why business continuity professionals need to implement this crucial fact into our plans. The article then went on to talk about a young man, György Klein, who saw the report and went to warn his uncle. I haven’t yet even mentioned the US ‘stolen’ election.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 20, 2022

Also, why business continuity professionals need to implement this crucial fact into our plans. The article then went on to talk about a young man, György Klein, who saw the report and went to warn his uncle. I haven’t yet even mentioned the US ‘stolen’ election.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

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Castellan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Toss in multiple simultaneous (and ongoing) disruptions, and teams find themselves bogged down with response plan focus, robbing them of time to build a holistic approach that spans from planning through response and into recovery. Let’s say your response plans require you to activate your IT team.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 20, 2022

Also, why business continuity professionals need to implement this crucial fact into our plans. The article then went on to talk about a young man, György Klein, who saw the report and went to warn his uncle. I haven’t yet even mentioned the US ‘stolen’ election.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 31, 2023

A data protection officer is a key leader within an organization, responsible for ensuring that personal data is properly protected and that data protection laws and regulations are followed. In this article, we will explore the role and responsibilities of a data protection officer in detail.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 13, 2022

Read on to learn more about his questions and thoughts regarding the changing world of business continuity. I am an FBCI, who has contributed to several versions of the Good Practice Guidelines, and I have written a book on business continuity, so I should know my stuff! What is the RTO of power production?

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Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 8, 2022

According to an article by Reuters , “Analysts at Bank of America said if most of Russia’s oil exports were cut off, there could be a shortfall of 5 million barrels per day (bpd) or larger than that, pushing prices as high as $200.” Once you understand what the impact could be, you will be able to develop a path forward.

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Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

Learn about the 10 Disaster Recovery Plan Mistakes to Avoid for Your Business. In this article, we’ll explore some of the most common disaster recovery plan mistakes and provide tips to help you avoid them. Read on to learn how to keep your business safe from disaster!

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. This is the same in the business continuity industry, with the return of risk scenarios which has gone full circle over the last 20 years. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 1, 2019

I only visited one company in Saudi, but their business continuity was pretty impressive. I always enjoy going into companies and being delighted by the quality of their business continuity. How do you tell if your response plans are being successful? The old army adage comes to mind “train hard fight easy”.

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Pure Storage

JULY 18, 2023

This means having the right technology and response plans in place to minimize data loss and downtime from any type of event—cyberattack, natural disaster, or otherwise. In general, disaster recovery is business continuity. Launch your external communications and response plans.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 1, 2019

I only visited one company in Saudi, but their business continuity was pretty impressive. I always enjoy going into companies and being delighted by the quality of their business continuity. How do you tell if your response plans are being successful? The old army adage comes to mind “train hard fight easy”.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week Charlie discusses Storm Arwen, the cycle of lessons following an incident and why business continuity professionals need to keep an eye on incidents at all times. I think our role as business continuity professionals is to keep our eye on contemporary incidents and take the time to seek out the lessons.

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Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

Suddenly employers who valued facetime were forced to allow their personnel to work from home to keep their businesses running. According to an article in TechRepublic, “ In June 2021 alone, the total number of ransomware attack attempts (78.4 Recognize that as the world around you changes, your program will continue to change with it.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Often the scenario plans, which I like to call contingency plans, are generic, contain little detail and do not align to the risk the organisation faces. It also has to be noted that a plan for dealing with the loss of a building is very different to a cyber response plan and dealing with a reputational issue.

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Solutions Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise technology. The integrity of data also needs to be maintained to ensure business continuity and productivity. A few years ago, we were knocking on the door of multi-cloud architecture.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 11, 2022

The old adage is that people are our greatest asset, and if this is true then we should ensure that within our cyber response plans and playbooks there are procedures for looking after people. Similar to what we would find in hazard and natural disaster response plans.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

SEPA’s business continuity plans were all unavailable because they were stored on IT that was affected by the hack. I think we need to go back to old-school printing plans off and have a copy at home, work and even in the car.

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Reciprocity

MARCH 24, 2022

These findings (and many more) show that fraud is a widespread risk that can affect any organization, its business continuity, and its reputation. This article explores why your organization needs robust internal anti-fraud controls. Strong internal controls. These auditors must know how to assess fraud risk.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 28, 2017

I am going to share with you my ideas for a decision and a response playbook. In looking playbooks, we need to first look at the contents of a cyber response plan. For me plans for managing incident should be in two parts: 1. Incident Management Plan. How do you tell if your response plans are being successful?

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

This week, Charlie goes into depth about different business continuity plans, how to know which plan suits which incident, and how to create a framework that works for you! I have spoken about the requirement for writing generic response plans in a previous bulletin.

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Erwood Group

APRIL 24, 2023

Did you know that 25% of businesses never recover after a major crisis? This startling statistic underscores the importance of having a well-prepared crisis management plan in place. In this article, we’ll explore what a crisis management plan is, the benefits of implementing one, and the steps to create an effective plan.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2014

One person who is very prominent on the web talking about the ISO 22301 standard is Dejan Kosutic of the Information Security and Business Continuity Academy, based in Zagreb, Croatia. My first thought is that there are a number of books on business continuity, all of which claim to be the definitive guide.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Why develop business continuity training when you have a training department who could help you develop the training and has the capability to develop e-learning. Audit – audits and assessments Internal Communications – embedding business continuity and communicating the business continuity message to all staff.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Staff need to be continually trained on these rules and as new staff are employed then they must also receive training. Conduct a business continuity threat analysis, so that you are able to understand your single point of failures, most critical activities and where protesters could disrupt your organisation.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2013

I don’t think he anticipated the possibility of the downturn being this bad, and that he’d have to change his plans. One of the things I have observed during business continuity exercises is that those responding always think the best and rarely anticipate what could go wrong. What are the risks associated with recovery?

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2018

So, this week I was inspired by the city to write about a technical business continuity subject. I was in Dubai yesterday and every time I visit the city, I always feel that it is the city of the future, with its fantastic array of skyscrapers, its driverless metro and its clean streets.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A while ago I was the Emergency Planning Manager for a large company, as they had many international travellers, travelling to all parts of the world. Part of my role was to make sure that we were ready to respond if staff were kidnapped.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

From this incident what can we, as business continuity people, learn? So if there is going to be a major change or upgrade to your IT systems, you should be informed of it in advance and have your incident response plans, room and people on standby just in case it goes wrong.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2019

As I often say in this bulletin, one of the roles of the business continuity manager is to horizon scan for new threats and as drones are a new threat, you should think through whether they can threaten your organisation.

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