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An Old Threat Returns…Computer Outage

Plan B Consulting

I think with cyber threats and power outages being the focus of the moment, occupying us business continuity folks, we have forgotten about a good old threat: the computer outage. If ‘it couldn’t happen’ were true, all of us business continuity professionals would be out of a job, and the Titanic wouldn’t have sunk!

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Leading by (Bad) Example: Companies in the News Show What Not to Do 

MHA Consulting

Two of the latest are Ticketmaster and Southwest Airlines. We’re also familiar with the tendency of many executives to treat business continuity as an inconvenience and the threat of disruptions as too slight to worry about. These helpful negative examples come to us courtesy of Ticketmaster and Southwest Airlines.

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Storm Arwen: Lessons Re-Identified?

Plan B Consulting

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. Some organisations, such as airlines and the UK railway system, seem to have a good process in place. I almost managed to completely miss Storm Arwen.

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Storm Arwen: Lessons Re-Identified?

Plan B Consulting

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. Some organisations, such as airlines and the UK railway system, seem to have a good process in place. I almost managed to completely miss Storm Arwen.

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Storm Arwen: Lessons Re-Identified?

Plan B Consulting

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. Some organisations, such as airlines and the UK railway system, seem to have a good process in place. I almost managed to completely miss Storm Arwen.