Plan B Consulting

MAY 30, 2022

In this bulletin, Charlie discusses business continuity in Saudi, where he has been conducting exercises and workshops. This week, I have been in Riyadh delivering a series of workshops, exercises, and business continuity reviews. The bottom line is that Saudi is a hotbed of good business continuity practice.

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Business Resilience Decoded

JUNE 22, 2023

Episode 154: What We Can Learn from the Silicon Valley Bank Failure and Leadership in Risk Management The Silicon Valley Bank failure sent a strong ripple effect through the financials of several prominent companies, and instilled some fear that other banks might fail as well.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Business continuity programs need to be agile in order to protect their organizations in today’s chaotic environment. Well-chosen BCM software can help a continuity program be more nimble and effective. That scene could serve as a visual definition of the word agility. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute.

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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. IRA Bombings and the history of BC.

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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. We had 2 hours to do their threat and risk assessment part of the BIA.

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The Failover Plan Podcast

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This week on the podcast, we’re going to explore the impact that the next generation of professionals are having on the business continuity industry. Business Continuity. Joel has been working in business continuity management since the early 2000. Guest Bios: Grace Burley. Emergency Management.

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Behavior Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Bank of England is testing the UK’s ability to withstand a major cyber-attack on financial institutions. Cyber-attack Some 40 firms, including leading banks, are taking part in a one-day “war-gaming” exercise designed to assess their resilience. It wants to… Continue reading.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2024

Herrera Unplugged is an occasional series in which MHA Consulting CEO Michael Herrera shares his candid views on current hot-button business continuity topics. You might think that a company spending a substantial sum for the advice of a business continuity consultant would do everything it could to make the collaboration a success.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 23, 2023

FFIEC in our industry is best known for providing the business continuity management standard that U.S. However, of the five, the FFIEC Business Continuity Management booklet is widely regarded as the toughest and best. financial institutions are required to meet. marketplace. Not even close.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 8, 2015

This was an orientation visit to a plant in the UK before carrying out a full business continuity lifecycle development for a plant outside the UK. Once we had the full tour we started to think about ‘what business continuity for a cement plant could look like’.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 8, 2015

This was an orientation visit to a plant in the UK before carrying out a full business continuity lifecycle development for a plant outside the UK. Once we had the full tour we started to think about ‘what business continuity for a cement plant could look like’.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It’s also an exciting milestone for me personally as someone who, twenty-five years ago, started an independent business continuity consultancy with no guarantee of what the future held. By teaming with us, they get a trusted, proven partner to lead their business continuity efforts everywhere around the world.

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LogisManager

JULY 22, 2021

This series delves deeper into those stories in hopes of helping other businesses throughout these challenging times. Topic: Creating a business continuity planning process that sets your business up for long-term success. What should every strong Business Continuity Plan include? Introduction.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 13, 2020

SMB Cyber Summit I recently gave a presentation on Business Continuity for the SMB Cyber Summit. If you are interested in learning more about Cyber Security from a Small/ Medium Business perspective then take a look at this free online summit. The next day, all of my money was transferred out of my bank account!

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BCP Builder

APRIL 13, 2020

I recently gave a presentation on Business Continuity for the SMB Cyber Summit. If you are interested in learning more about Cyber Security from a Small/ Medium Business perspective then take a look at this free online summit. How to choose a Business Continuity Plan Template. Pandemic Planning Guide.

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Fusion Risk Management

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today’s practitioners recognize that they need dynamic risk management , operational resilience, and business continuity (BC) programs – and they need to be agile in implementing them. To remedy this issue, the customer shared that their organization has structured its business continuity program like a product.

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Business Resilience Decoded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Melanie is the business continuity and disaster recovery planner for Commerce Bank. In addition to her work in the business continuity field, she also teaches financial literacy to crucial age groups and underserved communities. Get to know your personal banker and the opportunities available to you from your bank.

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Business Resilience Decoded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Melanie is the business continuity and disaster recovery planner for Commerce Bank. In addition to her work in the business continuity field, she also teaches financial literacy to crucial age groups and underserved communities. Get to know your personal banker and the opportunities available to you from your bank.

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Business Resilience Decoded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Melanie is the business continuity and disaster recovery planner for Commerce Bank. In addition to her work in the business continuity field, she also teaches financial literacy to crucial age groups and underserved communities. Get to know your personal banker and the opportunities available to you from your bank.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. Right now, the pace of change in the broader society is as fast as I’ve ever seen it, and that looks to continue for the foreseeable future. Over time, organisms that are capable of adapting to change thrive while those that don’t go extinct.

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Pure Storage

MARCH 25, 2024

FFIEC is an interagency body composed of the heads of the five federal banking agencies: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While the U.S.

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Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 8, 2022

One of the tools that central banks use to help combat inflation is to raise interest rates. However, there is concern from central banks that doing so can lead to additional market pressures and unintended consequences. Price of Commodities (Raw Materials).

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 2, 2024

This is a classic business continuity and emergency response incident, and I thought I would examine it through the lens of a couple of risk management concepts: black swan events and Reason’s Swiss cheese theory. The bank was the only short stretch of motorway without a barrier which would have kept the car on the motorway.

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Fusion Risk Management

APRIL 5, 2023

The Impact of Ineffective Resilience Capabilities is Severe Imagine a bank that experiences a catastrophic outage in its IT systems , preventing customers from accessing their accounts for several days. This is exactly what recently happened with TSB Bank and Applied Materials. million customers.

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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. Just like our banks, we need to make a deposit before we can make a withdrawal. Just like our banks, we need to make a deposit before we can make a withdrawal. Invest in communities.

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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. Just like our banks, we need to make a deposit before we can make a withdrawal. Just like our banks, we need to make a deposit before we can make a withdrawal. Invest in communities.

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everbridge

MAY 3, 2024

With DORA, there is a significant change for the financial sector because organizations are now mandated to ensure the resilience, continuity, and availability of their information and communication technology (ICT) systems while upholding stringent data security standards.

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Oz's Business Continuity Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Our recent bank holiday weekend didn’t go entirely to plan. It started off well enough. Mrs Oz and I spent several hours in the garden, as planned, starting on our latest project, the details of which I won’t bore you […].

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 23, 2022

Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) has been running this past week to raise awareness about the new hybrid work environment and how organisations need to rethink the way they embed, validate, and raise awareness amongst their staff of Business Continuity Plans.

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Fusion Risk Management

JANUARY 24, 2023

and the EU operate with dedicated teams who work with the organization and local regulators to address the requirements that have been established by the Bank of England (BoE), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and other EU-based authorities. Generally, global firms with a heavy presence in the U.K.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 31, 2021

Keep up-to-date with business continuity by listening to these incredibly interesting and thought-provoking podcasts. As many of you may have plans to go on holiday soon, I thought I would share three cyber podcasts I really enjoy listening to regarding business continuity. Investigators blame North Korea.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 31, 2021

Keep up-to-date with business continuity by listening to these incredibly interesting and thought-provoking podcasts. As many of you may have plans to go on holiday soon, I thought I would share three podcasts I really enjoy listening to regarding business continuity. Investigators blame North Korea.

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Pure Storage

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Some of the highlights include: Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has long been proactive when it comes to operational resilience, first introducing business continuity guidelines in 2003 and continuing to expand and refine its approach.

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Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 2, 2022

This list is not exhaustive and continues to evolve, but the core areas where sanctions have been applied include: Financial Institutions. The United States and its allies announced that certain Russian banks would be shut off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications (“SWIFT”).

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Vanessa also talks about the challenges facing financial services companies that are trying to change from brick and mortar companies into fin tech organizations and why fewer and fewer people are visiting their local bank. LinkedIn: [link] • Disaster Recovery Journal: [link]

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