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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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 BIA was extremely important at planning the recovery.

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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. In this environment, agility is not a nice to have, it’s a must have. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute.

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LogisManager

JULY 22, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted operating models of businesses across the globe. 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.

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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 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

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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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. A lot has shifted since the start of the pandemic and corporations need to think deeply not only about how they want to shape the new world we are in, but how their actions reflect on their reputations.

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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. A lot has shifted since the start of the pandemic and corporations need to think deeply not only about how they want to shape the new world we are in, but how their actions reflect on their reputations.

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Independent reports have shown that the COVID pandemic and its repercussions have turned the financial services sector into one of the most crisis-prone industries. In this episode you will learn: • How the pandemic and the public health measures adopted to fight it have created risk for financial services companies. •

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Independent reports have shown that the COVID pandemic and its repercussions have turned the financial services sector into one of the most crisis-prone industries. In this episode you will learn: • How the pandemic and the public health measures adopted to fight it have created risk for financial services companies. •

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Business Resilience Decoded

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Independent reports have shown that the COVID pandemic and its repercussions have turned the financial services sector into one of the most crisis-prone industries. In this episode you will learn: • How the pandemic and the public health measures adopted to fight it have created risk for financial services companies. •

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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. The current situation has brought about changes to business and work life. My thoughts on what the new normal will look like following Coronavirus.

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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. The current situation has brought about changes to business and work life. A pandemic was expected. There will be little going back to as was.

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Risk Management Monitor

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk professionals in India reported acute short- and long-term concerns about the interconnected risks of COVID-19 cases, global economic recession, and surging cyberrisks amid shifts in work arrangements. They have crisis management plans in place, but they also dig deeper, look farther ahead.

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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. A lot has shifted since the start of the pandemic and corporations need to think deeply not only about how they want to shape the new world we are in, but how their actions reflect on their reputations.

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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.

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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.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

Coronavirus is everywhere, it is going to have a big impact on society, we have not seen an uncontainable pandemic in many of our lifetimes and at the moment there is no cure or treatment. We shouldn’t be ordering people around and treating them as commodities, in our desire to mitigate the effect of the pandemic.

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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?

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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”). How can you respond?

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

Coronavirus is everywhere, it is going to have a big impact on society, we have not seen an uncontainable pandemic in many of our lifetimes and at the moment there is no cure or treatment. We shouldn’t be ordering people around and treating them as commodities, in our desire to mitigate the effect of the pandemic.

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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

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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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? Data backup is also important in an event like a pandemic, which we are currently experiencing. Now more than ever, we have seen why a good disaster recovery and business continuity plan is imperative.

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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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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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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.

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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. The investment paid off. Best Practices for Digital Transformation.

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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.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

That is why it is so important to test your plans and recovery and make the business a large part of that effort to ensure something small doesn’t become an issue.“ Rather, they need to balance a mature Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) program with lighter, more nimble backup approaches such as snapshot recovery.

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Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There is still work to be done in spreading that enthusiasm to every company that handles personal identifiable information (PII), but it’s heartening to see data rights receiving the love and attention they deserve as the role data plays in business continues to soar.” This Data Privacy Week, responsible data handling is crucial.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

There is still work to be done in spreading that enthusiasm to every company that handles personal identifiable information (PII), but it’s heartening to see data rights receiving the love and attention they deserve as the role data plays in business continues to soar.” This Data Privacy Week, responsible data handling is crucial.

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