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An expert eye and an objective view: why get external support with your Business Continuity Planning

SRM

Whether it’s being happy to coast along and do the bare minimum to turn a profit, neglecting to provide genuine customer service or failing to take steps to mitigate the effects of an unforeseen threat, apathy is an organisation’s worst enemy. You have not updated your plan in a while. Fail to plan. Plan to fail! .

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Preparing Chemical Facilities for Hurricane Season

National Fire Protection Association

chemical plant fire in Texas in 2017, during which a hurricane disabled the facility’s refrigeration system and water flooded the equipment and caused the stored chemicals to burn. Overall, the interaction between hurricanes and chemical plants underscores the importance of comprehensive disaster preparedness and response plans.

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The Importance of Business Continuity Whitepaper

Erwood Group

For continuity professionals and practitioners as well as business owners, executives, and business managers who have or are looking to implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs in their businesses.

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Why you should focus on business continuity: Real-life examples

Online Computers

This is why it’s critical to develop a business continuity plan (BCP) and create reliable systems that can keep operations running smoothly in the face of challenges such as natural disasters, cyberattacks, or unforeseen events. Here are a few real-life cases where things went south and BCPs proved to be vital.

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

Spill-over to other businesses is more likely with cyber conflict, however, particularly given Russia is one of the most advanced and aggressive nation-state cyber threat actors —remember the crippling global attack known as NotPetya that upended supply chains in 2017 resulted from a Russian cyberattack on Ukraine. Check it out here: [link].

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TSPs: Making the Case to Invest in Risk and Resiliency

Fusion Risk Management

percentage points from January 2017 to January 2022.” Many of our own customers have said that having a “tone at the top” from leadership is critical to get their business team’s buy-in, as no one really wants to take a time out to work on their continuity plans or risk mitigation strategy.