February, 2018

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Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Up & Comer: Nuveric’s PetaGys Powered by Oracle’s Solaris

ChannelBloom

The PetaGys Powered by Oracle Solaris integrates correctly-sized hardware and data protection software into a complete onsite backup, offsite cloud, and business continuance solution. The appliance enables a fast and hassle-free setup of a comprehensive disaster recovery environment. The all-in-one solution fits perfectly for midsize IT environments with a strong support of virtualization.

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Best Practice Planning and Exercising from Ragtag Misfits

Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

What do David Lindstedt, Mark Armour, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin have in common? What are the most effective ways to do Business Continuity (or Cyber or Crisis) planning and training? David Lindstedt and Mark Armour are spearheading Adaptive Business Continuity , a framework that brings flexible, pragmatic and iterative approaches, much like traditional 'waterfall' software development has been supplanted by Agile scrums and sprints.

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KFC – A management c**k-up? 

Crisis Response Journal

David Rubens examines the supply chain disruption caused by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) switching distributors in its UK operations, while Emily Hough makes some initial notes on how the company's social media handled the crisis By David Rubens

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S2, Episode 3 - Fiona Davidge

The Business Continuity Podcast

Fiona Davidge is the Enterprise Risk Manager at the Wellcome Trust and this episode is a little different. We’re examining disruption and crisis management from another angle – the relationship between risk and business continuity functions. Fiona Davidge is the Enterprise Risk Manager at the Wellcome Trust and this episode is a little different. We’re examining disruption and crisis management from another angle – the relationship between risk and business continuity functions.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Why Are Millennials Top Cybercrime Targets ?

Behavior Group

Millennials Top Cybercrime Targets The millennials are among those groups of people who are most adversely impacted by cybercrime. Data seems to point to poor awareness of basic security habits as the main reason millennials have been hit so hard. To mention just a few of their poor security habits, members of this generation tend… Continue reading.

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Building a Channel Presence.? Why You Need to Hire This Guy.

ChannelBloom

When building out a channel program, having the right strategy and go to market plan is critical. Having the right people to deliver that strategy is the most crucial part. Where several companies fail in the channel is having a balance of both ingredients. Having a dynamic channel executive that can lead and execute that plan is sometimes difficult to find.

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Dynamic Businesses need Resilient Applications

VOX Veritas

Ensure business applications are up and running…no matter what

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Beyond hacking – the human threat of business email compromise scam emails 

Crisis Response Journal

Despite the continued focus in organisations on cyber security and the technical methods to prevent breaches, the simple fact remains that too many people still think that the threat is purely technology-based, writes David Stewart.

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S2, Episode 2 - Vicki Gavin

The Business Continuity Podcast

Vicki Gavin is Head of Business Continuity for The Economist and is a returning contributor from season one. In this episode we discuss some of the major incidents she has handled and how to deal with the natural, human fight-or-flight response called ‘panic’. Vicki Gavin is Head of Business Continuity for The Economist and is a returning contributor from season one.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Why Deleted Files Can Be Recovered, and How You Can Prevent It.

Behavior Group

Files Can Be Recovered, protect deleted data Files can be recovered. When you a delete a file, it isn’t really erased – it continues existing on your hard drive, even after you empty it from the Recycle Bin. This allows you (and other people) to recover files you’ve deleted. If you’re not careful, this will… Continue reading. The post Why Deleted Files Can Be Recovered, and How You Can Prevent It. appeared first on Behaviour Portugal.

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Russell Hume Production Shutdown – Some Observations

Plan B Consulting

Charlie looks at the Russell Hume meat scandal, including the organisation’s response and the implications of having a single supplier for one of your key products. This week I thought I would take a break from promoting 3gBC and provide some observations on the Russell Hume meat scandal. Although the incident took place last month, the implications are still being felt throughout the food industry.

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Data and decision-making potential in Fire and Rescue Services 

Crisis Response Journal

Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) have changed enormously over the last 10 to 20 years and yet, in some ways, have not moved on at all, says Ian Houseman. How can data and decision-making technology be of assistance?

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How human performance improvement can reduce accidents and improve resilience 

Crisis Response Journal

The field of human performance is relatively unknown outside large, high hazard organisations in many parts of the world, but it can help to predict human error and its consequences, playing a vital role in resilience, says Teresa Mullen By Teresa Mullen

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Crisis communication as part of resilience planning 

Crisis Response Journal

David Stewart says he has seen a number of posts on various online sites recently about the importance of having a crisis communication strategy and plan.

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The safety of children and young adults 

Crisis Response Journal

As regular readers of CRJ will be aware, we have often reported on how young people have been exploited by criminal and terrorist groups.

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How to pass the CISSP exam: Ways to get a good score

Behavior Group

CISSP exam Want to become a CISSP? Here’s everything you need to know, such as how difficult the exam is, tips for studying, what’s needed to obtain a passing score and more. Everything you’ve heard about what it takes to pass the CISSP exam is true. It’s both disarmingly easy and bewilderingly difficult; at once… Continue reading.

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Why do we need a risk-based approach to authentication?

Behavior Group

authentication 20 years ago, everyone worked at a desktop workstation hardwired into an office building. This made network security simple and organizations felt they could depend on the time-tested method of the trusted perimeter. Firewalls were relied on to keep out external threats, and anything within the network was considered secure and safe. Today, however,… Continue reading.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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‘Third Generation Business Continuity’

Plan B Consulting

Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to develop your business continuity. This week I travelled to London to attend a meeting with a new client who we are conducting a gap analysis for, based on their present level of business continuity. They felt what they had in the way of business continuity was too complex; they didn’t really understand what they had and wanted to simplify their documen

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‘Third Generation Business Continuity’

Plan B Consulting

Charlie shares his notion of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’ and the reasons why you shouldn’t employ a BC contractor to develop your business continuity. This week I travelled to London to attend a meeting with a new client who we are conducting a gap analysis for, based on their present level of business continuity. They felt what they had in the way of business continuity was too complex; they didn’t really understand what they had and wanted to simplify their documen

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Millennials are Lax on Passwords; More Comfortable with Biometrics

Behavior Group

millennials lax passwords, millennials comfortable biometrics A new (…) Security study has found that people now prioritize security over convenience when logging into applications and devices. Generational differences also emerged showing that younger adults are putting less care into traditional password hygiene, yet are more likely to use biometrics, multifactor authentication and password managers to… Continue reading.

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3gBC – Slimming your plans…

Plan B Consulting

In the third instalment of 3gBC, Charlie advises BC professionals how to make their plans slimmer, both immediately and radically. I thought for this week’s bulletin I would continue sharing my ideas on Third Generation BC (3gBC), by looking at how to make your plans slimmer and more agile. Apologies to the two Julie’s who asked for an article on the KFC incident, I will try and write about it next week, as it seems the situation is still on-going.

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3gBC – Slimming your plans…

Plan B Consulting

In the third instalment of 3gBC, Charlie advises BC professionals how to make their plans slimmer, both immediately and radically. I thought for this week’s bulletin I would continue sharing my ideas on Third Generation BC (3gBC), by looking at how to make your plans slimmer and more agile. Apologies to the two Julie’s who asked for an article on the KFC incident, I will try and write about it next week, as it seems the situation is still on-going.

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3gBC – Sending the BIA to FatFighters

Plan B Consulting

Following on from his concept of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’, Charlie provides us with his thoughts on how to reduce your BIA and the advantages of doing so. In the words of Marjorie Dawes from Little Britain, “You is fat! You one big fatty thing!” For many, this is an apt description of their BIA. It is a series of interconnected spreadsheets, which capture a significant amount of information.

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3gBC – Sending the BIA to FatFighters

Plan B Consulting

Following on from his concept of ‘Third Generation Business Continuity’, Charlie provides us with his thoughts on how to reduce your BIA and the advantages of doing so. In the words of Marjorie Dawes from Little Britain, “You is fat! You one big fatty thing!” For many, this is an apt description of their BIA. It is a series of interconnected spreadsheets, which capture a significant amount of information.