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

SRM

To have a realistic chance of withstanding any business threat, business leaders need to build a challenge-based culture into their business continuity planning (BCP). So, how do you know whether your business would benefit from engaging a consultancy to assist with your business continuity planning?

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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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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

Concerns about escalating cyber activity around the crisis are a vivid reminder of the importance of knowing your threat model and adjusting your risk management priorities accordingly. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans. and “How can we still work without any technology support?”.

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TSPs: Making the Case to Invest in Risk and Resiliency

Fusion Risk Management

Even if it is difficult to use that regulatory hammer to secure funding for budget to purchase technology, this should not stop a progressive organization from using effective risk management disciplines to run their programs and serve their customers. percentage points from January 2017 to January 2022.”

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The Cajun Navy: Real-Time Resilience

Swan Island Network

November 7, 2017. Does your corporate business continuity plan think outside the box for overflow capabilities? Disaster Planning. Enterprise Risk Management. Enterprise Risk Management: 3 Keys to Success. The Cajun Navy: Real-Time Resilience. Pete O'Dell. Share This Post. Share on facebook.

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The evolution of cyber crime

SRM

One particularly ingenious type of phishing attack first appeared in 2017 but is still being used because it preys successfully on the unsuspecting and (potentially) vulnerable. The post The evolution of cyber crime appeared first on Security Risk Management. A reactive mindset is today’s biggest threat to data security.

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Business Resilience vs. Business Continuity: Overlooked Differences You Need To Know

Diligent

Business continuity is your organization’s ability to continue operations if struck by an unexpected incident or crisis and the process of doing so. Business continuity planning is essential to this. Equally important was the need for business continuity – the ability to maintain operations in the face of disruption.