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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Exercise Cygnus Report.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

All you have to do is take the initiative and go get it. Top 10 BCM Resources All that being said, here are my top 10 resources to help you become a ninja-level BCM practitioner: 1. of Homeland Security website has great general information on preparing for disasters. Prepare My Business for an Emergency.

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How to Prevent Third-Party Vendor Data Breaches

Reciprocity

According to the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 62 percent of all data breaches happen via third-party vendors. Examples of Third-Party Security Breaches Third-party suppliers, partners, and vendors are prime targets for cybercriminals. Saudi Aramco claims that a flaw at a third party caused the intrusion.

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Threat Intelligence: A Key Capability for Our Turbulent Times

MHA Consulting

Threat intelligence empowers organizations to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with threats of all types, thus helping them protect their assets, reputation, and business continuity. Threats related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, heat waves, and pandemics.

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A higher standard of ‘duty of care’ for business travel

everbridge

A Q&A with Lee O’Sullivan , Everbridge Head of Global Security Operations Countless factors could impact your employees’ well-being while on the road—from severe weather and natural disasters to geopolitical conflicts. In most cases, we would recommend some form of security for a senior executive.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

d) Intentional disasters, comprising all forms of terrorism and sabotage. (e) The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Pandemics are included because many of the effects of a pandemic are likely to be socio-economic in nature. Krausmann, E.,

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The New Normal

BCP Builder

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. This means that management will need to address what their new business model will be. A pandemic similar to COVID-19 was not unexpected.

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