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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This new book is the first released book (volume) of the four-volume series of Disaster and Emergency Management Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation with three books forthcoming, each representing one of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, recovery). link] Contributors: Lucy A.

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

Those attacks, coupled with the 2008 financial meltdown, exposed the limits of an approach that was limited to protecting a handful of essential business processes. 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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How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards

LogisManager

While banks may argue that this oversight and change in philosophy will not lead to an overall improvement in corporate governance , it should be noted that since the 2008 financial crisis, federal banking regulators have become more involved in overseeing governance and risk management.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change. But in 2008 floods stretched from Alnwick in Northumberland to Tewksbury in Somerset, nearly 500 km away. In the UK, the term 'disaster' is not used: 'major incident' is preferred.

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What is a “Grey Rhino” and Should I Be Worried About Them?

Plan B Consulting

The government hasn’t done anything to mitigate the issues, so the Grey Rhino is upon us and they are scrambling around trying to do something, “too little too late”. The earlier we mitigate the effects of the Grey Rhino, the less impact they will have. We have to differentiate the small and less impactful risks, from the Grey Rhinos.

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What is a “Grey Rhino” and Should I Be Worried About Them?

Plan B Consulting

The government hasn’t done anything to mitigate the issues, so the Grey Rhino is upon us and they are scrambling around trying to do something, “too little too late”. The earlier we mitigate the effects of the Grey Rhino, the less impact they will have. We have to differentiate the small and less impactful risks, from the Grey Rhinos.

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What Dave Komendat, Boeing CSO and ISC West Keynote Speaker, Says Was His Hardest Career Challenge

Security Industry Association

I’ve had the honor of being the chief security officer for Boeing since 2008, so my list of challenging events is fairly long. Security can easily be viewed as a cost center unless time is taken to showcase the value of risks mitigated or prevented by the investments being made.