MHA Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

The rise in extreme weather has not affected the steps organizations must take to be resilient; however, it has altered the threat landscape for many, if not most, regions and organizations. Assessing the natural threats facing the organization has been a cornerstone of BCM all along. What has changed about all that?

BCM 52

BCM Resilience Consulting Mitigation 52

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2023

The rise in extreme weather has not affected the steps organizations must take to be resilient; however, it has altered the threat landscape for many, if not most, regions and organizations. Assessing the natural threats facing the organization has been a cornerstone of BCM all along. What has changed about all that?

BCM 52

BCM Resilience Business Continuity Consulting 52

MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation. Residual risk is the amount of risk that remains in an activity after mitigation controls are applied. Putting it in mathematical terms: (Inherent risk) – (the risk eliminated by your mitigation controls) = residual risk.

Mitigation 75

Mitigation BCM Acceptable Risk Risk Management 75

DRI Drive

MARCH 28, 2022

A recent survey of CIOs shows that nearly all of them are aware of the threats coming down the pike – but far fewer of them are using the resilience and mitigation tools that would help them survive. The post Survey: CIOs Know Their Risks – But Not Business Continuity appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Business Continuity Mitigation Resilience BCM 367

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Risk transference is one of the four main strategies organizations can use to mitigate risk. Try a Dose of Risk Management Wise organizations determine how much risk they will accept then make conscious efforts to bring their risk down below that threshold. 2) Is the vendor resilient?

Insurance 87

Insurance Insurance Outsourcing Mitigation 87

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. The terms business continuity and business resilience are superficially similar and a world apart. The terms business continuity and business resilience are a distinction with a difference.

BCM 95

BCM Business Continuity Resilience Outage 95

MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment The Need for Threat Intelligence Traditional business continuity methodology leans heavily on the threat and risk assessment or TRA, in which the organization identifies potential threats and ranks them in terms of likelihood and potential impact.

All-Hazards 86

All-Hazards Hazard Business Continuity Mitigation 86

MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Business continuity professionals who want to make their organizations more resilient should make a conscious effort to become gap hunters. It’s a practical, down-to-earth approach that focuses on small things, but it has the power to bring big gains to an organization’s resilience,” he wrote. This is fine.

Vulnerability 85

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 85

BCM METRICS

MARCH 2, 2022

Our current environment of rising global uncertainty is spurring organizations’ interest in business continuity and operational risk management. As a result, the position of operational risk consultant appears likely to become one of the “cool jobs” of the future.

Consulting 75

Consulting Risk Management Pandemic Business Continuity 75

MHA Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2023

As a practical activity, enterprise risk management (ERM) centers on eight distinct risk domains, some strategic and some operational. With respect to this process, the total landscape of risk that is assessed and mitigated can be divided into eight risk domains. Risk management is not one-size-fits all.

Risk Management 75

Risk Management Management Strategic Mitigation 75

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The converse of point one is that if risk management is so great and comprehensive, why were so few of us prepared? 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?

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The converse of point one is that if risk management is so great and comprehensive, why were so few of us prepared? 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?

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The converse of point one is that if risk management is so great and comprehensive, why were so few of us prepared? 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?

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Continuity Professionals Pandemic Continuity Planning 40

MHA Consulting

JUNE 15, 2023

Vulnerability management is the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology. It’s a practical, down-to-earth approach that focuses on small things, but it has the power to bring big gains to an organization’s resilience. Risk management is the overall program.

Vulnerability 86

Vulnerability Management Mitigation Risk Management 86

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. Business Continuity Management. BCM as a Service.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis BCM Disaster Recovery All-Hazards 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Why did we write this guide?

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation.

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Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52