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The Evolution of Vendor Management

Vicky McKim |
February 12, 2020

Thirty years ago, as a new business continuity coordinator, I discovered that preventing bad things from happening was not always possible. Not only was it not possible from a financial perspective, it wasn’t possible because there were vendors upon whom I depended. This was in an era where vendor management simply did not exist. Most…

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A Challenging Climate: 2020 is a Defining Year for Climate Change and BCM

James Green |
February 12, 2020

Never has the call for climate change action been louder. As millions walked out to protest rising carbon emissions, governments held international crisis talks and forests around the world burned, organizations have begun to feel the effects of shifting customer priorities along with an at-risk supply chain. In 2020 business continuity professionals have an opportunity…

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Integrating OSINT into the Emergency Management Cycle

Daniil Davydoff |
February 12, 2020

When people outside of the intelligence community imagine intelligence, their mind wanders to electronic surveillance devices, dead drops, and cryptic conversations involving mysterious men and women. As the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation puts it, “simply defined, intelligence is information relevant to decision-making.” Put this way, it is easy to see how reliant we are…

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Backup Software’s New Countermeasures to Detect, Protect, and Recover from Ransomware

Jerome Wendt |
February 12, 2020

Scarcely a month goes by without some organization publicly reporting its need to recover from a ransomware attack. This continuing escalation in ransomware attacks against organizations should prompt all of them to take steps to defend themselves. Many respond by deploying cybersecurity software as their first line of defense and backup software to help them…

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Ask the Executive: An Interview with Melanie Lucht of Carnegie Mellon University

Tracey Forbes Rice | February 12, 2020

Melanie Lucht, MBCP, MBCI, CIC, CCM is the associate vice president and chief risk officer at Carnegie Mellon University. She launched the university’s first sustainable business continuity program as a senior manager six years ago. She currently leads its environmental health and safety, risk operations, and DR/BC efforts. Over the past 22 years, Lucht has…

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The State of Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2020

Naveen Chhabra | February 12, 2020

Forrester Research and Disaster Recovery Journal have partnered to field a number of market studies in business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) in order to gather data for company comparison and benchmarking, guide research and publication of best practices and recommendations for the industry. This study, which focuses on DR preparedness, was first fielded…

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Thinking About Cyber … What’s Different When Compared to ‘Normal’ Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery?

Brian Zawada | February 12, 2020

I don’t think it’s necessary to convince anyone the threat of a cyberattack is real. As most experts warn, it’s not if, but when an organization will be successfully attacked. As such, considerable work has taken place to help shore up gaps in security, but the threat continues to evolve. As business continuity professionals, it’s…

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Information Security and Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Dr. Michael C. Redmond & Vibhav Agarwal | February 12, 2020

As organizations today pay millions of dollars in fines and penalties and face resignations of key executives, most of these episodes lead them to say, “We did not know.” “We did not know fully about the risks involved in storing the personal data without proper safeguards” or “We did not know we had unpatched vulnerabilities…

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Embracing Technology: How Artificial Intelligence Helps Crisis Management Teams Make Better Decisions

Isabelle Primeau | February 12, 2020

In my 20 years in the business continuity industry, I’ve always had a thing for technology and how it could permeate our practice for great outcomes. I have had my team develop a business continuity management software to automate BCM programs. Yet, I have always valued the human aspect of BCM. One of my favorite…

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Cloud Security Will Be Top Disaster Concern in 2020

Cory Cowgill | February 12, 2020

Data Privacy Compliance, Business Continuity Management Also Will Top Agendas Since its introduction in the early years of this century, cloud computing has grown into an estimated $411 billion market, producing huge IT and business benefits for its users. Today, most businesses use the cloud to some degree. But as with so many of the…

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Focus Your Time and Efforts in the Right Areas

Michael Herrera | February 12, 2020

There are many different components to your BCM program, including your business impact analysis (BIA), recovery plans, exercises, training, and metrics. Some components are from critical business units that require recovery right away while others can be deferred for an extended period. In light of the great depth and breadth of the BCM landscape, the…

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How Startups Can Benefit From Environment Monitoring

Richard Grundy | February 12, 2020

A startup typically comes to market with unique and innovative concepts that creatively solve a problem for consumers. The first major step in building a startup is investing time, energy and money in your business plan. Even with clever ideas, startups can’t take off without an abundance of resources to get the ball rolling. New…

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The Evolution of Vendor Management

A Challenging Climate: 2020 is a Defining Year for Climate Change and BCM

Integrating OSINT into the Emergency Management Cycle

Backup Software’s New Countermeasures to Detect, Protect, and Recover from Ransomware

LATEST FROM THE JOURNAL

Ask the Executive: An Interview with Melanie Lucht of Carnegie Mellon University

The State of Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2020

Thinking About Cyber … What’s Different When Compared to ‘Normal’ Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery?

Information Security and Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Embracing Technology: How Artificial Intelligence Helps Crisis Management Teams Make Better Decisions

Cloud Security Will Be Top Disaster Concern in 2020

Focus Your Time and Efforts in the Right Areas

How Startups Can Benefit From Environment Monitoring

February 26, 2020 – Achieving Business Continuity Resilience in 2020

March 4, 2020 – Hurdling BCM Roadblocks

March 11, 2020 – CONVERGENCE OF DISCIPLINES – Planning for the loss of People, Facilities, Systems and/or Infrastructure

March 25, 2020 – Coronavirus Update: The Golden Hour – How Will You Spend Yours?

On-Demand Webinars

January 30, 2020 – Coronavirus Update: Pandemic & Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning

January 22, 2020 – What Does Digital Transformation Mean for Business Continuity and Risk Management?

February 5, 2020 – BCPs – Beyond just BIAs

February 26, 2020 – Achieving Business Continuity Resilience in 2020

February 12, 2020 – BCP Made Simple

February 19, 2020 – Achieving Resiliency and Scalability in Times of Crisis

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