Plan B Consulting

MARCH 27, 2021

What Operational Resilience really means, and how it compares with business continuity. The other event is that Castellan have launched their new single business continuity software package, and so I have been listening to a number of webinars which talk about the software and operational resilience.

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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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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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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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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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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

The current situation has brought about changes to business and work life. This means that management will need to address what their new business model will be. Business Continuity and Risk Management will hopefully be given the respect it deserves. There will be little going back to as was. Two reasons for this.

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BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

The current situation has brought about changes to business and work life. This means that management will need to address what their new business model will be. Business Continuity and Risk Management will hopefully be given the respect it deserves. Business Continuity will be taken more seriously.

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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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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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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

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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Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

Inflation is on the rise and to combat this, central banks are increasing interest rates. Too often, their voices about the investments, policies and programs needed to keep businesses operating in the face of disruption are not heard until after an incident. Rising interest rates put added pressure on consumer spending.

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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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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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Managecast

MARCH 24, 2021

If you had to choose between all of the money in the bank or all of the data that your organization has, what would you choose? Now more than ever, we have seen why a good disaster recovery and business continuity plan is imperative. Why Should You Backup Your Data? Contact us here to get set up.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2018

This week, I apply the PESTLE framework to business continuity, in response to finding other risk management frameworks too restricting. Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about risk management frameworks for business continuity. Incident affecting the banking system d. Economic a.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2018

This week, I apply the PESTLE framework to business continuity, in response to finding other risk management frameworks too restricting. Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about risk management frameworks for business continuity. Incident affecting the banking system d. Hostile takeover b.

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LogisManager

MAY 20, 2021

In recent years, these attacks have affected everyone from banks and hospitals to universities and municipalities; almost 2,400 organizations in the United States were victimized last year alone. Business Continuity. To prevent liabilities when a business continuity event occurs, it’s critical to take a risk-based approach.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In today’s bulletin Charlie looks at different exercises your organisation can carry out to verify your end-to-end business continuity solution. I am all Brexited out this week and even though I have been running a business continuity exercise in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I have been following the twists and turns avidly.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In today’s bulletin Charlie looks at different exercises your organisation can carry out to verify your end-to-end business continuity solution. I am all Brexited out this week and even though I have been running a business continuity exercise in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I have been following the twists and turns avidly.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 19, 2016

This week Charlie talks about ‘black swan events’ and the possibility of ‘blue swans’ being out there within the world of Business Continuity. As a number of banks have had huge fines for facilitating money laundering, many others are scrambling around looking to see their exposure to this scandal.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 19, 2016

This week Charlie talks about ‘black swan events’ and the possibility of ‘blue swans’ being out there within the world of Business Continuity. As a number of banks have had huge fines for facilitating money laundering, many others are scrambling around looking to see their exposure to this scandal.

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Banking Authorization Business Continuity Education 52

Risk Management Monitor

MARCH 4, 2022

According to experts ranging from independent cybersecurity professionals to officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), organizations at greatest risk right now include critical infrastructure , banks and other financial services firms, and of course key service providers in Ukraine or Russia.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient. The go-to issue associated with business continuity was always the building burning down.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In the same way I didn’t imagine that as a result of the Ulster Bank / RBS/ Nat West incident, companies could have their bank accounts ‘locked’ for several weeks leaving them unable to receive money and pay suppliers and staff.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In the same way I didn’t imagine that as a result of the Ulster Bank / RBS/ Nat West incident, companies could have their bank accounts ‘locked’ for several weeks leaving them unable to receive money and pay suppliers and staff.

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Assurance IT

JUNE 17, 2021

Backup VS replication in your business continuity plan Onsite? Right now, of course, you see the big ones like the healthcare industries, banking, government, finance, you know, those are the big targets. BACKUP VS REPLICATION IN YOUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN. Tapes or cloud backups?

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Pure Storage

JULY 8, 2022

This pushed clients’ business continuity plans—and its own storage solutions—front and center. In order to provide the best possible service to its clients, which include some of the largest banks in the world, the provider needed to bolster its storage, fast.

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Fusion Risk Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Whilst TSB undertook a large programme of work in relation to business continuity planning ahead of MME, and had been prepared to deal with ‘bumps in the road’, there were gaps in its oversight of the preparations of SABIS.

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Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Many of our own customers have said that having a “tone at the top” from leadership is critical to get their business team’s buy-in, as no one really wants to take a time out to work on their continuity plans or risk mitigation strategy.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Of course there are some business continuity lessons from the recent events. The first is that bad things happen, and it has happened to a number of businesses including the 144 year old House of Reeves furniture shop in Croydon, Carpetright carpet store and Sony’s distribution warehouse.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Of course there are some business continuity lessons from the recent events. The first is that bad things happen, and it has happened to a number of businesses including the 144 year old House of Reeves furniture shop in Croydon, Carpetright carpet store and Sony’s distribution warehouse.

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Risk Management Monitor

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Marsh and RIMS explained these further, defining key pillars that have set successful businesses apart, and potentially also offering considerations for other organizations to develop more mature risk management programs: Anticipation: Resilient companies expect the unexpected.

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SRM

JUNE 21, 2019

Ever since Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution in 1859 we have been aware of the continual process of change in the natural world. When money was held in bank vaults, criminals used ingenuity and cunning to steal cash and valuables. Things are no different in the world of crime.

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Fusion Risk Management

MAY 12, 2022

Over the past year and more, we saw financial firms implementing operational resilience programs to comply with the Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulations. Pinpointing the Moment of Impact. Finding Our Voice. In prior discussion, none of us could remember the last time we faced a disruptive event occurring in isolation.

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