Online Computers

APRIL 13, 2022

We all like to think that our online activities are safe and protected. Personal data includes information such as your name, address, date of birth, and banking info. Or, quite possibly, your bank account drained. However, some hackers will gather financial data and hack bank accounts or take out loans.

Banking 52

Banking Malware Alert Internet 52

MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

Organizations now have to contend with a heightened risk of drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, political unrest, global conflict, cyberattack, power outages, active shooters, supply chain disruptions, pandemic, social-media impacts, and all the rest.

BCM 92

BCM Business Continuity Outage Internet 92

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In line with last week’s bulletin, ‘Is the response to COVID-19 a business continuity issue’ I have stopped thinking about our response to the existing pandemic and have moved my thoughts to the impact of COVID-19 on the future of business continuity. Darn…WFM The pandemic has completely blown a hole in planning for loss of building.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Pandemic Activation Resilience 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In line with last week’s bulletin, ‘Is the response to COVID-19 a business continuity issue’ I have stopped thinking about our response to the existing pandemic and have moved my thoughts to the impact of COVID-19 on the future of business continuity. The pandemic has completely blown a hole in planning for loss of building.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Pandemic Activation Resilience 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 27, 2021

In these two papers, the Bank of England and the FCA lay out how they want financial institutes to carry out a series of operational resilience activities to make the whole of the UK’s financial market more resilient, and that an incident in one organisation could have a major impact on other companies, leading to financial collapse.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Resilience Banking Marketing 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 27, 2021

I am going to explore the definition and requirements put forward by the Bank of England’s Discussion Paper of 2018: Two key papers. The Bank of England and the FCA in pushing operational resilience have a different aim than an organisation implementing and maintaining business continuity. Identifying important business services.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Resilience Banking Marketing 52

Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 2, 2022

The United States and its allies announced that certain Russian banks would be shut off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications (“SWIFT”). SWIFT is a global messaging system used by banks worldwide to conduct their business and issue payments and is a critical system to participate in international trade.

Banking 52

Banking Telecommunications Government Resilience 52

Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

Since the start of the global pandemic, we’ve seen global political instability, war, an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks, supply chain disruptions – including shortages of critical commodities like food and baby formula, increasingly frequent and severe climate incidents, inflation, recession and on and on. And remember Covid?

Transportation 52

Transportation Pandemic Resilience Continuity Planning 52

FS-ISAC

JUNE 30, 2022

Several trade associations – including Bank Policy Institute, U.S. A robust incident response plan will include, but is not limited to: Procedures on how to identify and detect suspicious activity related to networks, hardware, and other equipment. The directive has resulted in some pushback.

Response Plan 52

Response Plan All-Hazards Cybersecurity Mitigation 52

Reciprocity

AUGUST 15, 2022

In banking, for example, the FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are stringent regulators that can impose high fines for compliance issues. In June 2020, the OCC warned banks about compliance risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. FDIC), a primary U.S.

Management 52

Management Audit Banking Risk Management 52

LogisManager

MAY 22, 2023

1 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) serves as an unfortunate example of the consequences of inadequate engagement with the Board of Directors and a lack of mature risk management. In the first case, a bank faced a safety and soundness review during the recession.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Evaluation Banking Benchmark 52

LogisManager

MAY 22, 2023

1 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) serves as an unfortunate example of the consequences of inadequate engagement with the Board of Directors and a lack of mature risk management. In the first case, a bank faced a safety and soundness review during the recession.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Evaluation Banking Benchmark 52

Online Computers

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For cybercriminals, the Garden State is fertile ground for their nefarious activities. Phishing attacks often involve email or text messages that appear to be from a legitimate source, such as a government agency, a bank, or an online retailer. In 2022, New Jersey was hit by 375 confirmed attacks ; many more may have not been reported.

Malware 52

Malware Security Cybersecurity Vulnerability 52

Risk Management Monitor

MARCH 4, 2022

Cyberrisk has also drawn considerable concern and the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, though the details of increased cyberattack activity are not yet fully known and may be largely unfolding below the surface right now.

Management 56

Management Malware Cybersecurity Insurance 56

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

What will the new normal look like following the Coronavirus Pandemic? I have included two videos below: A webinar on how to return to business following this pandemic. Our generational changes, however, are the ones we pay attention to, and this pandemic will be one of those generational moments.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

What will the new normal look like following the Coronavirus Pandemic? I have included two videos below: A webinar on how to return to business following this pandemic. Our generational changes, however, are the ones we pay attention to, and this pandemic will be one of those generational moments. A pandemic was expected.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

LogisManager

JUNE 24, 2021

Much like the economic crash that took place 14 years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shot up a flare that illuminated new risks and opportunities on the ground. But what if you’re a bank? I spoke earlier about how the pandemic has acted like a flare; it’s highlighted new risks and opportunities all around us.

Government 59

Government Banking Pandemic Risk Management 59

Fusion Risk Management

MAY 12, 2022

Pandemics were on national risk registers and scenario exercised with national agencies in the UK and US just a couple of years prior; Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, setting itself up to be able to effectively target a resource rich Ukraine; and in borrowing so much during lockdown, we couldn’t avoid a state of rising inflation this year.

Failover 52

Failover Resilience Crisis Management Mitigation 52

BMC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As businesses continue to adapt their operational models for post-pandemic planning, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives are becoming more important for present and future employees, stakeholders, and customers. Sustainability is defined across three dimensions: social, economic, and environmental.

Government 52

Government Transportation Security Banking 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Interestingly, most pandemic plans I have worked on or read were all about the loss of staff, looking at anything between 10% – 25% of their staff being off sick. Organisations may have had this percentage of staff off at the peak of the pandemic, but overall have been able to cope with it.

Backup 52

Backup Outsourcing Business Continuity Resilience 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Interestingly, most pandemic plans I have worked on or read were all about the loss of staff, looking at anything between 10% – 25% of their staff being off sick. Organisations may have had this percentage of staff off at the peak of the pandemic, but overall have been able to cope with it.

Backup 52

Backup Outsourcing Business Continuity Resilience 52

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

You know the type of thing I mean: economic uncertainty, supply chain woes, global conflict, extreme weather, pandemic, cyberattacks, and all the rest. Prior to founding MHA, I was a regional VP for Bank of America, where I was responsible for business continuity across the southwest region. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute.

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Consulting Impact Analysis 52

Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

Any data that has been identified as valuable and essential to the organization should also be protected with proactive security measures such as Cyberstorage that can actively defend both primary and backup copies from theft.” However, backups fail to provide protection from data theft with no chance of recovery.

Backup 119

Backup Disaster Recovery Application Security 119

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These activities must happen in 2024, because threat actors are in fact already targeting encrypted data, by taking a “steal and store now to decrypt later” approach. Navigating this expansive sea of data poses a constant challenge that has prompted regulations to encourage banks and other organizations to take data privacy seriously.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 59

Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

These activities must happen in 2024, because threat actors are in fact already targeting encrypted data, by taking a “steal and store now to decrypt later” approach. Navigating this expansive sea of data poses a constant challenge that has prompted regulations to encourage banks and other organizations to take data privacy seriously.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 52