everbridge

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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Alert 119

Alert Hazard Hospitality Government 119

CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2023

Volunteers can be engaged in any type of emergency response—floods, wildfires, earthquakes and even acts of terror. Recent examples of volunteers emerging to support response and recovery operations during a disaster include BC’s 2021 atmospheric river and the 2022 earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Management 52

Management Emergency Response Emergency Response Transportation 52

Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Why, then, is it so common to encounter major brands with national reputations…and no reputation management planning to speak of? In my experience, the most common answer from these otherwise well-structured and firmly established organizations is, “We haven’t needed it yet! ” This is never good news.

Crisis Management 124

Crisis Management Media Emergency Planning Communications 124

CCEM Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

So, how will your organization prepare for a tsunami? Here’s what you need to know when preparing your emergency plan. Determine your evacuation routes Include an evacuation route from your business location to higher ground, ideally 30 metres above sea level and away from the coastline.

Emergency Planning 59

Emergency Planning Outage Continuity Planning Media 59

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are living in a golden age in terms of the easy availability of high-quality information on how organizations can make themselves more resilient. Back then, finding information on how to do anything in BC and IT disaster recovery (IT/DR) was impossible. If it has to do with doing BCM, chances are the information is out there.

BCM 89

BCM All-Hazards Disaster Recovery Hazard 89

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. Time spent identifying and closing gaps in the organization’s preparedness is an investment that brings exceptional returns. This is fine. These may or may not be minor.

Vulnerability 82

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 82

LogisManager

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By scrutinizing inherent risks and stress-testing against external factors, SRM becomes a crucial competency in safeguarding your company’s reputation and overall direction. It aims to enhance an organization’s ability to make informed choices, minimize negative impacts, and improve overall decision-making.

Strategic 105

Strategic Risk Management Management Mitigation 105

On Solve

JULY 8, 2021

Organizations across industries are at risk for cyberattacks, natural disasters, workplace violence, supply chain interruptions, mechanical failures and countless other disturbances. Disruptions don’t need to turn into crises if you have an effective business continuity plan in place. No business is immune to disruption.

Continuity Planning 90

Continuity Planning Business Continuity Alert All-Hazards 90

Pure Storage

MARCH 7, 2022

While there are currently no specific or credible cyber threats to organizations in the U.S., The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has just released guidance for all organizations to adopt heightened postures to cybersecurity in the face of mounting threats. 4 Ways to Implement Guidance for Organizations.

Response Plan 103

Response Plan Cybersecurity Backup High Availability 103

CCEM Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a critical component of emergency preparedness. Every organization in the world that provides a product or service, and/or interacts with customers or community members must have a business continuity plan in place. What IS business continuity planning and what does it entail?

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP All-Hazards 52

National Fire Protection Association

JUNE 21, 2023

In 2018, Augusta, Georgia, became the first community to implement NFPA 3000®, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, to address mass casualty event mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. But it’s also everyone’s responsibility to ensure that the needed response measures are in place.

Activation 96

Activation Mitigation Healthcare Publishing 96

MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Knowing what roles should be represented on the business continuity management (BCM) team and what kind of people should fill them is an overlooked key to success in making organizations resilient. Business Continuity Manager: The individual with direct responsibility for the business continuity program.

BCM 88

BCM Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management 88

On Solve

JANUARY 14, 2022

Effective business continuity is measured by an organization’s ability to continue operations and maintain solvency, regardless of critical events and the circumstances – both expected and unknown – that lead to them. Proactive preparation and the resources to put your plan in motion are at the core. What does it take?

Business Continuity 98

Business Continuity Benchmark Consulting Outage 98

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Few have given much thought to the strategic side, an oversight which can lead to costly delays and bad decisions during an emergency. In our experience at MHA, most organizations do pretty well with the tactical side of CM—writing plans to accomplish the CM priorities and executing on them when an event occurs.

Crisis Management 78

Crisis Management Strategic BCM Management 78

Pure Storage

MARCH 21, 2022

Before a breach, it’s critical to already have an emergency response plan, including a team of key players and the tools they need to get you back online fast. . A key part of preparing for a security event is ensuring you have the people and the technology you need to help you recover as quickly as possible.

Emergency Response 87

Emergency Response Emergency Response Backup Outsourcing 87

National Fire Protection Association

DECEMBER 13, 2022

NFPA has released a new edition of a guide that helps the disabled community prepare for emergency evacuation. In November, NFPA published the third edition of the Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities. For the new edition, the guide has been reimagined and redesigned from the ground up.

Publishing 71

Publishing Logistics Authorization Management 71

CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

It is a good time to ask: Is your community prepared for the wildfire season? Review the plans and think about how wildfire might impact your community. Which parts of the plan and which procedures might be difficult to execute? Develop readiness and confidence in your teams by conducting training.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Emergency Planning Hazard Telecommunications 52

PagerDuty

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A critical partner in your supply chain just went down. An earthquake just hit your main operations hub. Breaking news about your organization just hit social media. Bad news first—there’s always another crisis or existential threat to your organization on the horizon.

Management 52

Management Emergency Response Emergency Response Resilience 52

Pure Storage

AUGUST 22, 2022

Let’s be frank: the worst-case scenario for a ransomware attack is that your business won’t recover and has to close shop. As the Benjamin Franklin saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” With the right plan and technologies in place, it is avoidable. Is this avoidable?

Backup 111

Backup Malware Architecture Resilience 111

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. As a start, your team should be made up of the following: Sponsor.

Business Continuity 83

Business Continuity BCM Disaster Recovery Outage 83

Castellan

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Is the key to business continuity success understanding risk and how to manage it across your organization? Lucht brings unique insight into the congruences between risk management and business continuity to shore up operational resilience, especially related to disaster recovery and response. The Pandemic Pivot.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Pandemic Management Business Continuity 98

Security Industry Association

MARCH 6, 2023

Here are six sessions you won’t want to miss; make sure to add them to your ISC West calendar! What we know today, physical and cyber security professionals reside in large organization. As well, some organization include an operational technology security professional.

Retail 98

Retail Education Technology Security 98

LAN Infotech

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Ransomware Attacks Leave Businesses Around the World Reeling — How Prepared is Your Business? Hackers are progressively creating more aggressive malware that locks everyone out of organizations’ data or systems unless they agree to pay a ransom. Ransomware attacks are getting more sophisticated and effective.

Insurance 98

Insurance Insurance Evaluation Backup 98

Castellan

MAY 16, 2022

While some companies sustained on-premises teams throughout the coronavirus pandemic—and some more have returned to that recently—many organizations still operate in a fully-remote or hybrid work environment. So, how do you mature your business continuity program alongside these work environment changes?

Resilience 98

Resilience Management BCM Business Continuity 98

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

Castellan

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is part 2 of a two-part series exploring the resilience movement, how it can positively impact modern business, and the roles executives and key stakeholders play in ensuring operational resilience while managing efficiencies and adapting to changing environments with an expanding threat landscape.

Resilience 98

Resilience Risk Management Management Response Plan 98

everbridge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Hurricanes pose immense risk to the safety of an organization’s people, the continuity of operations, and the connectivity of communications systems. During a hurricane, critical event managers must be able to communicate crucial safety information to the people for which they are responsible. Emergency Management During a Hurricane.

Hospitality 59

Hospitality Crisis Management Emergency Response Emergency Response 59

everbridge

JUNE 16, 2022

And, according to management consultancy McKinsey , between 2010 and 2017, the name of a Forbes-recognized top 100 company appeared in headlines together with the word “crisis” 80 percent more often than in the previous decade — and those are just the organizations that made the news. Is your business adequately prepared?

Crisis Management 69

Crisis Management Management BCP Communications 69

everbridge

MARCH 7, 2022

After a crisis, a human-made or natural disaster, or any other type of emergency, organizations need to resume day-to-day operations as quickly and as smoothly as possible. An organization’s ability to recover from a disaster requires careful planning, testable processes, and the right technology.

Disaster Recovery 72

Disaster Recovery Continuity Planning Business Continuity Crisis Management 72

Online Computers

MARCH 10, 2023

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a vital document that outlines the procedures and strategies an organization must follow to be able to continue operating in the event of an emergency or a disaster. But how do you create an effective BCP?

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 52

everbridge

AUGUST 29, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to ensuring the safety and well-being of their employees during critical events. In this blog, we will explore five compelling reasons why organizations should embrace the powerful combination of these emergency management solutions.

Management 52

Management Alert Communications Activation 52

Security Industry Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Planning and executing a mass gathering event is challenging, requires extensive coordination and can be time-consuming – it is also one of the most important security and safety actions you can take when it comes to protecting the public in dense crowd environments. To understand how this works, take the military example one step further.

Security 98

Security Logistics Technology Mitigation 98

Zerto

APRIL 6, 2023

Risk management describes how a business identifies, analyzes, and responds to threats and risk factors that impact its profitability, viability, and strategic goals. These threats are varied and include emergencies, natural disasters, IT and technological issues, legal and regulatory problems, and financial uncertainties.

Risk Management 94

Risk Management Management Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis 94

Castellan

AUGUST 2, 2022

We’re more than a month into the 2022 hurricane season and if forecasts are correct, those who live in hurricane-potential areas should prepare for an above-normal season. How likely is this forecast to be accurate? NOAA’s forecast says there will likely be between 14 to 21 named storms this year where winds will be 39 mph or higher.

Response Plan 52

Response Plan Resilience Business Continuity Communications 52

Risk Management Monitor

JUNE 13, 2023

This falls into a fairly average range, but “average” is a bit unusual under the conditions currently emerging around the season. This falls into a fairly average range, but “average” is a bit unusual under the conditions currently emerging around the season.

Disaster Recovery 40

Disaster Recovery Insurance Insurance Emergency Response 40

Erwood Group

APRIL 24, 2023

This startling statistic underscores the importance of having a well-prepared crisis management plan in place. In this article, we’ll explore what a crisis management plan is, the benefits of implementing one, and the steps to create an effective plan. This can help businesses prepare for the most likely events.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Management Consulting Communications 52

Castellan

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Unfortunately, it appears to be a lesson that some organizations must keep relearning. Unfortunately, it appears to be a lesson that some organizations must keep relearning. Take, for example, industry response after the devastating earthquake and tsunami affected Japan in 2011. No containers. No normal pea shipments.

Resilience 98

Resilience Evaluation Logistics Pandemic 98