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Why BCM and ERM Should Be BFFs 

MHA Consulting

Sometimes questions arise about the relationship between the business continuity management (BCM) team and the enterprise risk management (ERM) department. The fact is, both units—as well as the organization—benefit when BCM and ERM are BFFs (or best friends forever, as the kids say). BCM is more tactical and operations-focused.

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An Introduction to FFIEC: BCM’s Gold Standard

MHA Consulting

FFIEC is, of course, one of many standards that organizations can adopt and seek to come into alignment with to strengthen their BCM programs. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Gold Standard of BCM standards. The Gold Standard FFIEC is the most aggressive standard in the U.S. marketplace.

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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

MHA Consulting

An organization that can undergo an outage of five days at no great cost is justified in having a high risk tolerance. An organization that would suffer a large impact as the result of an outage of two hours should be willing to tolerate very little risk. Where risk tolerance is high, controls can be relaxed.

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Healthcare Under Attack: Building Resilience in the Face of an Aggressive Cyber Threat

MHA Consulting

A company called Change Healthcare, which is the largest electronic clearinghouse for medical insurance payments in the country, was struck by hackers who stole patient data and encrypted company files, demanding payment to unlock them. health care system in American history.” Data breaches generally do not affect day-to-day operations.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. The implementation of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program can be a complicated and lengthy process, which directly depends on the organization's size and complexity.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. Section 9 - BCM Program Maintenance. 2 – BCM Program Implementation. 9 – BCM Program Maintenance.

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How a Risk Maturity Model Can Increase Your Company’s Resilience

MHA Consulting

Over time, we see risks go down, the number of outages decrease, and insurance and other costs decrease. BC departments that “speak risk” tend to get more of a hearing, more traction, and more resources. Second, using the risk maturity model pays. I’ve seen it here at MHA and over and over again at our clients.