Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Do you require raw materials supplied from Russia that could lead to a shortage of supply and hence the price going up? The oil and gas price could go up further impacting supply chain, cost of transport and products that use oil and gas as raw materials.

Transportation 52

Transportation Consulting Media Mitigation 52

Zerto

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Threats are becoming more sophisticated day by day, but the incidence of data loss caused by internal errors or accidents is not to be dismissed. Data protection strategies are evolving along two lines: data availability and data management. Understand the plans and pricing: how much storage is included in the plan?

Backup 97

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 19, 2019

Following the recent Fisher-Price incident in the news, Charlie discusses product recall and the difficult decisions that organisations face. I suspect that when the investigation is complete, it will show that this event had all the issues typically associated with incidents. million cribs was the best course of action.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Marketing Banking Management 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 19, 2019

Following the recent Fisher-Price incident in the news, Charlie discusses product recall and the difficult decisions that organisations face. I suspect that when the investigation is complete, it will show that this event had all the issues typically associated with incidents. million cribs was the best course of action.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Marketing Banking Management 52

Solutions Review

APRIL 18, 2023

This may include minimizing the impact of ransomware attacks on the organization’s systems and data, enhancing incident response and recovery capabilities, or optimizing business continuity and disaster recovery. It should also include any data management or security requirements. What Should an RFP Template Include?

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Solutions Review

APRIL 18, 2023

This may include enhancing the security and resilience of the organization’s systems and data, minimizing the risk of ransomware attacks, or optimizing incident response and recovery. It should also include any data management or security requirements. What Should an RFP Template Include?

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Disaster Recovery Communications Backup 52

everbridge

AUGUST 31, 2022

By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. Many of us emergency management professionals know the cycle is continuous.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Do you require raw materials supplied from Russia that could lead to a shortage of supply and hence the price going up? The oil and gas price could go up further impacting supply chain, cost of transport and products that use oil and gas as raw materials.

Transportation 40

Transportation Consulting Business Continuity Media 40

Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

Since the start of the global pandemic, we’ve seen global political instability, war, an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks, supply chain disruptions – including shortages of critical commodities like food and baby formula, increasingly frequent and severe climate incidents, inflation, recession and on and on.

Transportation 52

Transportation Pandemic Resilience Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 13, 2023

In cyber incidents, only a very trusted few get to see how the negotiation unfolds. As part of my preparation, I was reading up on the latest on cyber and the gangs that are carrying out the attacks. I came across PWN Defend which has published the negotiation conversation which took place between Royal Mail and their hackers.

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IT Governance BC

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Although share prices showed signs of recovery within a couple of days, more than £1 billion was wiped off the stock market value of the firm, as investors worried that retailers may be less keen to buy into the automated warehouse technology having seen that there is a potential vulnerability.*. Business continuity management.

Disaster Recovery 78

Disaster Recovery BCM Business Continuity Retail 78

Zerto

JUNE 1, 2023

A recent study by IDC found most disaster recovery incidents in the last 12 months were triggered by ransomware and malware. Its near-synchronous replication, physical isolation, decentralized management, and real-time encryption detection scanning give you the best in cyber resilience. The post Why Zerto Cyber Resilience Vault?

Cyber Resilience 74

Cyber Resilience Resilience Backup Malware 74

Security Industry Association

JULY 13, 2022

Exponential Advantages With Video Management Integrations. For instance, when an access point is breached with improper credentials, a video surveillance system can stream video of the incident to the access control dashboard. End user requests for cloud access control-video management integrations are becoming increasingly common.

Hospitality 98

Hospitality Communications Security Travel 98

LAN Infotech

MAY 25, 2021

The attack also resulted in a hike in fuel prices, with a gallon selling at above $3. Billing and pricing systems are as critical as the data needed to operate them and as crucial as the SCADA network used in the operation of pumps and valves. This led to a shortage of gasoline across 16 states.

Cybersecurity 64

Cybersecurity Retail Technology Banking 64

Solutions Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Top Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of November 10, 2023 Acronis Announces the Launch of New MSP Academy Acronis partners that went through training and certification through the Academy in 2022 saw a 60 percent increase in revenue from Acronis product sales and a reduction in support incidents by 40 percent. Read on for more.

Telecommunications 52

Telecommunications Capacity Technology Security 52

PagerDuty

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As one of our first time-critical health grantees, Nexleaf used grant funding and PagerDuty’s incident response platform, with technical pro bono support from PagerDuty employees, to enhance the delivery of power outage alerts and make them more useful for healthcare workers in 13 under-resourced health facilities in Kenya.

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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

Reciprocity

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Although the price can be steep, the cost of a data breach is usually higher, making cyber insurance a worthwhile consideration for your business. The costs associated with a cyber incident, such as consumer notification, customer support and costs of providing credit monitoring services to affected consumers.

Insurance 52

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LogisManager

OCTOBER 12, 2021

What Is Risk Management? Risk management, in its simplest form, is assessing the possibility of something bad happening; i.e. “If I take this action, will it result negatively?”. Risk Management allows you to imagine tomorrow’s surprises today. However, implicit risk management is not enough to successfully operate a business.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 21, 2019

Following the inquest into the 2017 London Bridge attack, Charlie discusses the heroic actions we see during incidents and why we should champion those that do something extraordinary. Should they have ignored their orders and ‘done the right thing’, by deploying at the scene of the incident?

Media 52

Media Transportation Resilience Management 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 21, 2019

Following the inquest into the 2017 London Bridge attack, Charlie discusses the heroic actions we see during incidents and why we should champion those that do something extraordinary. Should they have ignored their orders and ‘done the right thing’, by deploying at the scene of the incident? The Citizen.

Media 52

Media Transportation Resilience Management 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2018

This week Charlie looks at the H&M hoodie scandal and outlines the lessons BC professionals can take from the incident. I didn’t hear about the H&M crisis until recently, so I thought for this week’s bulletin I would share my thoughts on what we can learn from the incident. So what can we learn from this crisis?

Marketing 52

Marketing Crisis Management Internet Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2018

This week Charlie looks at the H&M hoodie scandal and outlines the lessons BC professionals can take from the incident. I didn’t hear about the H&M crisis until recently, so I thought for this week’s bulletin I would share my thoughts on what we can learn from the incident. So what can we learn from this crisis?

Marketing 52

Marketing Crisis Management Internet Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

There was a very visible change in atmosphere amongst the incident team when they were told the information supplied as part of the ransom email was confirmed as being genuine. If we change the number later into the incident and say more than we initially said, this will make us look incompetent or dishonest.

Banking 52

Banking Internet Audit Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

There was a very visible change in atmosphere amongst the incident team when they were told the information supplied as part of the ransom email was confirmed as being genuine. If we change the number later into the incident and say more than we initially said, this will make us look incompetent or dishonest.

Banking 52

Banking Internet Audit Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

I was approached by a Business Continuity Manager asking how to get his senior managers to take the oncoming threat of Covid seriously, so his organisation could prepare for it. In the same way, the Ukraine war, and the impact of the war on the price of fuel and Russian sanctions, was another Grey Rhino.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Mitigation Internet Business Continuity 52

Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

I was approached by a Business Continuity Manager asking how to get his senior managers to take the oncoming threat of Covid seriously, so his organisation could prepare for it. In the same way, the Ukraine war, and the impact of the war on the price of fuel and Russian sanctions, was another Grey Rhino.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Mitigation Internet Business Continuity 52

NexusTek

AUGUST 18, 2021

The cryptocurrency craze has grown in the past few years, with prices jumping in 2017 and simply skyrocketing in 2020. Be sure to include managed email security, DNS security, patching, and endpoint security in your strategy. Create and test an incident response plan. These are not unrelated trends.

Disaster Recovery 71

Disaster Recovery Cyber Resilience Cybersecurity Backup 71

Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Best Risk Management Courses on Udemy to Consider for 2021 … September 14, 2021 Best Practices. This course will first talk about risks, threats, and incidents. OUR TAKE: This class is aimed at IT security managers, risk managers, project managers, data center managers, and BCP managers.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery High Availability BCP Failover 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This week Charlie looks at the dark side of major incidents, advising BC professionals to take steps to ensure individuals and organisations are not profiting from disasters, as they have done in the past. After the initial euphoria of the event and “everyone pulling together”, there can be a dark side to the incident.

Insurance 52

Insurance Insurance Continuity Professionals Government 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This week Charlie looks at the dark side of major incidents, advising BC professionals to take steps to ensure individuals and organisations are not profiting from disasters, as they have done in the past. After the initial euphoria of the event and “everyone pulling together”, there can be a dark side to the incident.

Insurance 52

Insurance Insurance Continuity Professionals Government 52

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The IT manager knows that this is a serious issue and contacts his supervisor, the vice president of IT. Gathering the team Company Alpha Team members are called to gather, and the cybersecurity incident response plan (“CSIRP”) is set in motion. It’s a ransomware attack.

Cybersecurity 64

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Fusion Risk Management

MAY 12, 2022

At Marcus Evans’s Operational Resilience In The Financial Sector conference, a session was held that was led by Vicki Gavin of Kaplan International with panel members Rich Cooper of Fusion Risk Management and Stella Nunn of PwC, taking the discussion forward. Pinpointing the Moment of Impact.

Failover 52

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 22, 2015

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. In the interview he said that the eventual cost to the company could have been as much as $180m in loss of share price.

Airlines 52

Airlines Outsourcing Crisis Management Consulting 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 22, 2015

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. In the interview he said that the eventual cost to the company could have been as much as $180m in loss of share price.

Airlines 52

Airlines Outsourcing Crisis Management Consulting 52

PagerDuty

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Throughout 2023, one thing has become abundantly clear: regardless of an organization’s size or industry, incidents are inevitable. For many, the cost of an incident is no longer just lost revenue and customer trust, but financial penalties and business restrictions. However, comprehensive monitoring comes at a price.

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