MHA Consulting

JUNE 15, 2023

Vulnerability management is the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology. Then we work with the client on devising a plan to mitigate those weaknesses—and do all we can to get them to follow through on the plan (otherwise, what’s the point?).

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MHA Consulting

MAY 18, 2023

But as their companies grow, business owners can and should start becoming more proactive about mitigating risk. Gradually Becoming More Risk Conscious In the beginning, most ambitious entrepreneurs are going to have little to no interest in talking about risk mitigation. This is natural.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many business continuity planning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust business continuity program. ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2023

Companies must ensure their threat assessments and plans reflect today’s weird new realities. Related on MHA Consulting: Risk Assessment: The Best Way to Identify Your Biggest Threats Weird Weather and BCM The past twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather events worldwide.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Related on MHA Consulting: BCM Basics: Modern IT/DR Strategies The Benefits of a Sound Business Continuity Strategy A solid BC strategy is a fundamental component of a functional BC program.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Integrating BC and Cybersecurity For these reasons, it’s important that the business continuity office and the cybersecurity team work together to make sure that the organization’s recovery plans and strategies are consistent with its information security needs. Patching polices and oversight.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. If not executed efficiently, the organization’s stakeholders could quickly lose interest, and the BIA results could not meet your BCM Program requirements. What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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eBRP

MAY 17, 2018

Within Business Continuity circles there is ongoing debate about the relevance and role of Risk Assessment in developing a BCM program. Once risks have been assessed, strategies can be developed to mitigate or reduce their potential impact on our operations. This is the risk mitigation approach in a nut-shell.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If you inform yourself about the risks inherent in various courses of actions, and take steps to mitigate them, you can still maneuver. By becoming intimately acquainted with the risks your organization faces—and the measures you have implemented to mitigate them—you can act with confidence even in an unstable environment.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

In times of crisis, a comprehensive business continuity plan ensures that every facet of the organization is resilient. Myth 2: Business Continuity Plans Are Only for Large Enterprises. Size doesn’t dictate the need for business continuity. Myth 5: Business Continuity is Too Expensive for Small Businesses.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: How to Get Strong: Unlocking the Power of Vulnerability Management The Practice of Vulnerability Management Last week, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote a blog about vulnerability management , the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” Unfortunately, it’s a tool that most companies neglect.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” Unfortunately, it’s a tool that most companies neglect.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

This week, Charlie goes into depth about different business continuity plans, how to know which plan suits which incident, and how to create a framework that works for you! I have spoken about the requirement for writing generic response plans in a previous bulletin.

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Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2021

This led to very thick plans and would often confuse the user if the exact scenario didn’t manifest itself, then it became difficult to know which plan they should use. This style of plan was once very popular in the US, and I still use it occasionally.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is risk management a paper exercise in meaninglessness, where it all looks good on paper, but if it doesn’t actually lead to action and mitigation then what is the point of it? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is risk management a paper exercise in meaninglessness, where it all looks good on paper, but if it doesn’t actually lead to action and mitigation then what is the point of it? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is risk management a paper exercise in meaninglessness, where it all looks good on paper, but if it doesn’t actually lead to action and mitigation then what is the point of it? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). They wanted all activities back NOW and at 100%.

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BCM METRICS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Extreme weather is making power outages more frequent, and work from home has not made the issue go away. In today’s blog, we’ll look at how you can help prepare your organization for a failure of electrical power. government has concluded that climate change and extreme weather are raising the incidence of power outages. Meanwhile, […].

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2022

Many service providers tune out talk about supply chain risk management since they think the issue only affects manufacturers and retailers. In fact, service providers are also vulnerable to vendor … The post What Service Providers Need to Know About Supply Chain Risk Management appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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BCM METRICS

AUGUST 19, 2021

Business continuity professionals can learn a lot from the U.S. of Defense’s approach to operational risk management. In today’s post, I’ll summarize the DOD’s five-step approach to ORM and explain how each step might be helpful to your organization. Learning from the Military I’ve always admired the U.S.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Global warming, cyber criminality, terrorism and the tight coupling of technology to our daily lives, are some of today’s threats and these will continue to change over time. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

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