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Cyber Incidents Involving MSPs: Six Lessons from the CTS Cyber Incident

Plan B Consulting

In a couple of weeks, I am doing a presentation at a ScotlandIS event in Glasgow which will be attended by MSPs, so I thought I would share with you some lessons I have learned from my research in preparing for the presentation. On 2 January, they announced that all systems had been restored roughly five weeks after the attack.

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Should You Hire More Business Continuity Staff?

Castellan

Full-time employees are exempt or non-exempt permanent staff retained, managed, and compensated directly by your organization. Castellan essentially offers three services: project-based consulting (as described here), Castellan business continuity software , and a third service, outsourcing or managed services, which we’ll explore next.

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Product Recall: A Checklist of Actions

Plan B Consulting

I do not claim to be an expert in the finer processes of a product recall, but some of the issues associated with product recalls are very similar to those associated with crisis management or business continuity. There is the old adage in business continuity that “you can outsource the activity, but not the risk”.

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Product Recall: A Checklist of Actions

Plan B Consulting

I do not claim to be an expert in the finer processes of a product recall, but some of the issues associated with product recalls are very similar to those associated with crisis management or business continuity. There is the old adage in business continuity that “you can outsource the activity, but not the risk”.

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Is It a Beef Burger? Nay

Plan B Consulting

Where we may get involved is the crisis management of the incident. This is just the type of incident, I think, which should be handled by the organisations strategic/crisis team and handled using an incident plan. Where we can add value within this relationship is checking their business continuity plan.

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Is It a Beef Burger? Nay

Plan B Consulting

Where we may get involved is the crisis management of the incident. This is just the type of incident, I think, which should be handled by the organisations strategic/crisis team and handled using an incident plan. Where we can add value within this relationship is checking their business continuity plan.

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One Disaster Leads to Another: The Loss of Thomas Cook

Plan B Consulting

Thomas Cook’s handling of the deaths of Robert and Christianne Shepherd nine years ago is an example of a company which got its crisis management very, very wrong and caused major damage to its brand and reputation. Whenever I am training, I always point out ‘you can outsource the activity but not the risk’.