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Ransomware attack: Who ya gonna call, Mike?

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A while ago I was the Emergency Planning Manager for a large company, as they had many international travellers, travelling to all parts of the world. I think the role of the negotiator should be written into your plans or playbooks and you should think through the pros and cons of paying a ransom in advance.

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Ransomware attack: Who ya gonna call, Mike?

Plan B Consulting

A while ago I was the Emergency Planning Manager for a large company, as they had many international travellers, travelling to all parts of the world. I think the role of the negotiator should be written into your plans or playbooks and you should think through the pros and cons of paying a ransom in advance.

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Hypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For?

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Those who live in earthquake zones are very aware of the risks involved and have emergency plans in place should they ever get caught up in one. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Therefore, when we search for scenarios, we can look at ‘traditional’ incidents related to our location that may affect our organisation.

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Hypercomplexity: Which Incidents Should We Be Preparing For?

Plan B Consulting

Those who live in earthquake zones are very aware of the risks involved and have emergency plans in place should they ever get caught up in one. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Therefore, when we search for scenarios, we can look at ‘traditional’ incidents related to our location that may affect our organisation.

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

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The news this morning was that the government is going to take 10 days to implement its plan for all incoming non-British travellers to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days. Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed?

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

Plan B Consulting

The news this morning was that the government is going to take 10 days to implement its plan for all incoming non-British travellers to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days. Why did they not anticipate this as a possibility and put in place a contingency plan, which they could have on the shelf ready for the moment if it was needed?

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Armageddon

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I suspect the Boston Marathon had its’ own multi-agency emergency plan, with the relevant responders and incident managers, on site ready to respond to any incident and implement the plan. The post Armageddon appeared first on PlanB Consulting. The reason for the differing “face” of the incident is obvious.

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