Plan B Consulting

MAY 1, 2023

According to the UK Foreign Office advice, the city is safe, but there are large parts of the country to which they advise against travelling. Organisations should have plans in place, often in association with their insurance or travel company, for forming an incident team to manage the situation until they return.

Travel 52

Travel Internet Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

When I teach cyber incident management, one of the points I make is that usually the ransomware gangs do their homework, and that the ransom demanded is affordable, but painful to pay. A few statistics This is the best I can find in terms of organisations that have paid ransoms: CWT Global – the US travel services company paid $4.5

Travel 52

Travel Insurance Insurance Education 52

Security Industry Association

MARCH 19, 2024

Behind the scenes, security managers have peace of mind knowing that access is tightly controlled and managed remotely through a cloud-supported platform, while building owners have confidence that their buildings are operating efficiently and securely. Have you considered all of the opportunities in the organization?

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing Authentication Technology Application 59

Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I did lots of work whilst there which included working on a business continuity app, planning a business continuity trip for later in the summer and delivering a crisis management course based on BS11200, the crisis management standard.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Insurance Insurance Crisis Management 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I did lots of work whilst there which included working on a business continuity app, planning a business continuity trip for later in the summer and delivering a crisis management course based on BS11200, the crisis management standard.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Insurance Insurance Crisis Management 52

everbridge

AUGUST 11, 2021

workers left the confines of their corporate campuses and were working from home (WFH) where there was no direct oversight from coworkers, managers, or facility staff members. They also extend protection to visitors and workers who may be traveling for business or working out of a facility or branch where they’re not normally assigned.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Travel Vulnerability Hospitality 52

Disaster Recovery Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

But that was my unofficial designation when I worked for the largest insurance broker in the world some 20 odd years ago. I watched one of the managers count down on the screen the number of floors to where the first plane landed. Thinking dark thoughts and looking hard at the what ifs are just a part of risk management.

Risk Management 214

Risk Management Disaster Recovery Emergency Response Emergency Response 214

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

In this week’s bulletin I revisit the subject, highlighting what Business Continuity Managers should be aware of within their organisations. I suspect that it is front page news in places that have recently had their first few indigenous infections, with people being infected by local mosquitoes rather than it being travel-related.

Travel 52

Travel Mitigation Business Continuity Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

In this week’s bulletin I revisit the subject, highlighting what Business Continuity Managers should be aware of within their organisations. I suspect that it is front page news in places that have recently had their first few indigenous infections, with people being infected by local mosquitoes rather than it being travel-related.

Travel 52

Travel Mitigation Business Continuity Insurance 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Authentication 142

Authentication Cybersecurity Security Government 142

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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. You may get a negotiator as part of your cyber insurance or you should be aware of who you might use if it happened to you.

Travel 52

Travel Fashion Emergency Planning Banking 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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. You may get a negotiator as part of your cyber insurance or you should be aware of who you might use if it happened to you.

Travel 52

Travel Fashion Emergency Planning Banking 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This week Charlie talks about the Zika virus and what you should be worried about as Business Continuity managers. I think we need to identify if any of our staff are going to travel to an area affected by the outbreak. We should then do a risk assessment to determine whether they should go or not.

Travel 52

Travel Business Continuity Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This week Charlie talks about the Zika virus and what you should be worried about as Business Continuity managers. I think we need to identify if any of our staff are going to travel to an area affected by the outbreak. We should then do a risk assessment to determine whether they should go or not.

Travel 52

Travel Business Continuity Insurance Insurance 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

This means that management will need to address what their new business model will be. Business Continuity and Risk Management will hopefully be given the respect it deserves. I think this will further drive the work from home and reduced travel agendas. There will be little going back to as was. Two reasons for this.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

This means that management will need to address what their new business model will be. Business Continuity and Risk Management will hopefully be given the respect it deserves. I think this will further drive the work from home and reduced travel agendas. There will be little going back to as was. A/B Team Separation.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

I always tell readers to try and horizon scan and think about future incidents, and when teaching incident management, I always say you need to try and get ahead of the incident. Leadership is key in reassuring stakeholders and staff, and management should be visible and in listening mode.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Banking Travel Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

I always tell readers to try and horizon scan and think about future incidents, and when teaching incident management, I always say you need to try and get ahead of the incident. Leadership is key in reassuring stakeholders and staff, and management should be visible and in listening mode.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Banking Travel Insurance 52

Erwood Group

JUNE 10, 2020

First and foremost you need to educate yourself, your management team, and employees of current Federal, State, County, and potentially City, as well as industry-specific guidelines that need to be met before you’re ready to reopen. Limit, reduce, or avoid altogether employee travel. How do you inform employees?

Education 52

Education Travel Consulting Insurance 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

As part of Data Privacy Week (January 22-28) we called for the industry’s best and brightest to share their Identity Management , Endpoint Security , and Information Security comments. New systems will be a collection of smaller applications working harmoniously for better risk management and future outlook.

Government 116

Government Backup Application Security 116

Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

Maybe you were asked by your manager or a business owner to create a business continuity plan for the business or department. Insurance Contact Information. Crisis Management Levels. This is also a method similar to that in emergency management as All-Hazard planning. Key Contact Information. Internal Contacts.

Continuity Planning 114

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 114

Reciprocity

MARCH 24, 2022

Employees or senior management create fictitious revenues, understate revenues, hide liabilities, or inflate assets in financial statement fraud. Along with management reviews, internal audits are critical to assess existing anti-fraud controls and assure they remain effective and up-to-date. Financial Statement Fraud.

Audit 52

Audit Banking Activation Authorization 52

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 59

Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Security Cybersecurity Government 52