On Solve

MARCH 15, 2022

That means business continuity leaders like you must be able to communicate and execute crisis response plans quickly and effectively. A thorough business continuity plan backed by the right supportive technology will address both the knowns and the unknowns, as well as the confluence of multiple threats.

Business Continuity 91

Business Continuity Response Plan Continual Improvement Resilience 91

Castellan

APRIL 6, 2022

When it comes to business continuity planning, a lot of organizations think about anticipated event types and make plans to adequately address them. But the strongest and most resilient organizations don’t focus on single event response.

Resilience 98

Resilience Management Government Response Plan 98

FEI

JUNE 23, 2021

All this leads to the question: How do you continue to respond to crises with a skeleton staff? Here are a few tips to keep in mind when developing your own business continuity plan: Have training documents prepared. Keep track of newly available data and continuously generate new hypotheses based on updated information.

Business Continuity 59

Business Continuity Pandemic Crisis Management Insurance 59

Erwood Group

JULY 7, 2022

What is Business Continuity. So, what is business continuity anyway? So, what is business continuity? Before I give you my answer, let me provide you with the definition from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 1600 (Which is their Business Continuity Standard). Business Impact Analysis.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Communications 52

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.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations. 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.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

On Solve

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With the help of Confucius, Dr. Steve Goldman discusses the importance of testing your business resiliency and related response plans. With the recent COVID-19 events, it is time to look at it again. More importantly, an exercise helps answer the question: “Will my response plan actually work?” Dr. Steven B.

Response Plan 52

Response Plan Crisis Management Application Disaster Recovery 52

Emergency Planning

MARCH 23, 2022

The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience against disasters, crises and major public emergencies and incidents. Climate change will increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme meteorological events. Preamble 1.1 Unplanned mass migrations will occur.

Resilience 244

Resilience All-Hazards Emergency Planning Hazard 244

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 17, 2016

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. I have noted within LinkedIn forums, on Pulse, Continuity magazine and on various blog sites and portals that there is a gathering debate on whether business continuity is fit for purpose.

Emergency Response 52

Emergency Response Emergency Response Business Continuity Response Plan 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 17, 2016

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. I have noted within LinkedIn forums, on Pulse, Continuity magazine and on various blog sites and portals that there is a gathering debate on whether business continuity is fit for purpose.

Emergency Response 52

Emergency Response Emergency Response Business Continuity Response Plan 52

SRM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

That’s where business continuity planning comes in. Tabletop exercises are an important part of developing and testing any business continuity plan. It also makes it easier to pass vital business continuity planning information throughout the business without having to simulate a full-scale disaster.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity Response Plan Disaster Recovery 52

Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What is a Business Continuity Plan? A schedule defining reviews, tests of the plan.

BCP 79

BCP Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Continuity Planning 79

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan 40

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan 40

Security Industry Association

MAY 9, 2024

Business Continuity Planning: We assist clients in developing robust business continuity plans to ensure resilience and continuity of operations in the face of disruptions or emergencies. Above all else, this aspect of our company culture is what makes our experience truly rewarding.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Command Center Emergency Response 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Airlines Manufacturing 52

NexusTek

JULY 7, 2021

Cyber resilience involves the understanding that a security threat will eventually penetrate network systems and a robust business will have proactively prepared processes and methods to minimize damage and ensure business continuity. Building cyber resilience ensures your business rolls with the waves.

Cyber Resilience 66

Cyber Resilience Resilience Security BCP 66

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Airlines Manufacturing 52

Fusion Risk Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Business continuity plans, recovery strategies, and crisis response plans can be complex, overwhelming, and time consuming – and they can stand in the way of agility in the midst of a crisis. A great place to start is to ensure that recovery planning is a strategic priority.

Account Manager 52

Account Manager Response Plan Evaluation Business Continuity 52

Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

A disaster can take many forms, such as: A cyber attack A natural disaster like a flood or earthquake A power outage A disaster recovery plan is a critical component of a business continuity plan or BCP meaning it’s essential for ensuring the survival of a business in the event of a crisis.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery All-Hazards Hazard Cybersecurity 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 19, 2024

In last week’s bulletin, I wrote about ‘Business Continuity Planning in Schools’. I have also done some research on a couple of school events, including the attack on the Harris Foundation Group of Academies, where a cyber attack in 2021 impacted 50 schools and approximately 40,000 pupils.

Backup 52

Backup Communications Continuity Planning Media 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

All-Hazards 40

All-Hazards Hazard Airlines Manufacturing 40

MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

Disaster Recovery 87

Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Consulting BCM 87

MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

Disaster Recovery 78

Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Consulting BCM 78

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. This is the same in the business continuity industry, with the return of risk scenarios which has gone full circle over the last 20 years. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago.

Resilience 52

Resilience Fashion Transportation Continuity Planning 52

Castellan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While it’s a great time to celebrate all of the hard work business continuity, disaster response, and incident management teams do year round, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness throughout your organization about the valuable role these programs play in ensuring operational resilience, which is a big win for everyone.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Disaster Preparedness Response Plan Resilience 52

SRM

APRIL 2, 2019

We can have meticulous Incident Response plans in place but if we can’t communicate effectively with the press we leave the interpretation of facts in the hands of journalists and editors whose motivation is not to reassure but to create attention-grabbing headlines. Follow us on Linkedin. Virtual CISO: too good to be true?

Management 52

Management Response Plan Media Continuity Planning 52

Castellan

JUNE 10, 2021

Some may ask if cyber events are the next big threat for business continuity, but the statistics demonstrate the threat is already here and now. And for many, this includes the new challenges of remote and geographically dispersed workers who expand response scope. Get The Business Continuity Business Case Template.

Resilience 52

Resilience Healthcare Cybersecurity Impact Analysis 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. This is the same in the business continuity industry, with the return of risk scenarios which has gone full circle over the last 20 years. Flared trousers seem to come and go quite regularly.

Resilience 52

Resilience Fashion Transportation Continuity Planning 52

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. In the Planning phase those threats influence the formulation of resumption strategies, and subsequent development of BCPs.

BCM 52

BCM Response Plan Mitigation Vulnerability 52

MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

There are three steps every organization should take ahead of time to ensure it can communicate effectively during an event: Prepare scripts for the four or five negative events that are most likely to happen. Identify and train the right spokespeople to comment to the media, speak on camera, and post to social media about the event.

Communications 94

Communications BCM Crisis Management Media 94

NexusTek

AUGUST 18, 2021

While this recovery is hopeful, companies must not rely on the expectation their ransom will be returned: The Colonial Pipeline attack was a high-profile event, which demanded extensive resources to recover only part of the ransom ; this treatment may not be provided for every business. Establish a business continuity plan.

Disaster Recovery 73

Disaster Recovery Cyber Resilience Cybersecurity Backup 73

Risk Management Monitor

MARCH 4, 2022

For example, given the tragic events and breaking developments around the conflict, many may be glued to news or social media. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans. Organizations should be asking themselves, “What does the work day look like without access to the business’ systems?”

Management 56

Management Malware Cybersecurity Insurance 56

Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Does your curriculum provide training for employees to make them aware of your emergency response plans and continuity plans? Exercises and tests: Are program plans and procedures evaluated through periodic exercises and tests? Training and education: Does your program have a curriculum?

Resilience 36

Resilience Disaster Recovery Evaluation Sports 36

Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Does your curriculum provide training for employees to make them aware of your emergency response plans and continuity plans? Exercises and tests: Are program plans and procedures evaluated through periodic exercises and tests? Training and education: Does your program have a curriculum?

Resilience 36

Resilience Disaster Recovery Evaluation Sports 36

Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

We had to adjust our thinking that a crisis was a singular event. . 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. Recognize that as the world around you changes, your program will continue to change with it.

Transportation 52

Transportation Pandemic Resilience Continuity Planning 52

Solutions Review

MARCH 10, 2023

This should include evaluating access controls, backup and recovery procedures, and incident response plans. The strategy should also include a plan for incident response and business continuity in the event of a ransomware attack.

Resilience 52

Resilience Vulnerability Evaluation Backup 52