by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management. Founded in 1950, RIMS represents more than 3,500 industrial, service, non-profit, charitable and governmental entities. The...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Most organizations have made the adjustment from disaster recovery to continuity of operations (COOP). Some have even ventured into the resiliency realm to review upstream vulnerabilities as far as obtaining their own supplies and vendors. To these organizations I say...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
When commercial, industrial, and utility facilities are faced with catastrophic events such as those experienced in the Midwestern region of the United States in June 2008 due to massive flooding not seen in hundreds of years, a very specific and detailed sequence of...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Accurate Behavioral Assumptions are an Essential Element of Exercises In law enforcement training circles there are legendary stories from the old days, where officers were killed during a gun fight and empty shell casings were found in their clenched hands or pants...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Disaster recovery is both a time-consuming and expensive initiative, but for those companies that have experienced a real-world catastrophe, the investment of time and money they’ve made in designing, implementing, and maintaining a DR strategy is immeasurable....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Much has been written in recent years about the best way to select business continuity consultants. Those who have written on this topic have all seemed to do an excellent job of identifying the right prerequisites. These are categories such as: staff resumes,...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Thomas Paine, one of the founding fathers, around the time of the American Revolution wrote a document, called “The Crisis.” We have all heard one of the famous lines in this document many times, “These are the times that try men’s...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 29, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
For several years the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) has required hospitals to ensure they evaluate and mitigate risks and exposures that could impact their ability to deliver healthcare services under all conditions. By...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Forrester Research and the 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, to guide research, and for the publication...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Creating an Adaptive Environment in a Tumultuous Time A frightened rabbit can jump 15- 20 feet in one bound. A chameleon, if blinded, can still change colors to camouflage itself in its environment. A cockroach can live for several days without its head. When cornered...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
It’s third-and-goal from the seven. There’s the snap! The quarterback fades to his right. Yavorsky is in pursuit. White throws to the end zone … and it’s intercepted and downed in the end zone. Great defensive play! Sound familiar? The defense...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Often corporate business continuity plans are taken for granted, and their mandated annual maintenance is not considered critical or profitable. Developing and maintaining these plans is seen as another low priority action item on an already too big to-do pile. In...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
Companies have been developing and implementing emergency management and crisis response plans since the early 1970s when business continuity planning was developing, and perhaps even before that. Over the years, many companies have developed emergency plans using...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
A roadmap for becoming a stronger, more responsive business Resilience needs are not the same across all industries or even across companies within a given industry. As a result, the process of becoming a resilient business is highly individualized, but the complexity...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
The first decade of the new millennium has come to a close. With the arrival of 2010 it is time to reflect on issues that will demand our attention in the new year. In an industry so vast and complicated, the list could be endless. With the help of industry experts we...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
As I looked back at 2009 to see what “lessons” I learned from last year, I noticed the usual incidents were included in my database, i.e., incidents of fires, floods and tornadoes. But I also noticed a continuing large number of data breaches, where our...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
How many of us remember playing telephone as a child? The first child whispered a message to the next child and so on down the line of children. The message delivered at the end of the line turns out totally different from the original message sent. How clear are the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 28, 2009 | Winter 2010 - Volume 23, Issue 1
The new year has arrived! Let’s hope this one is a better one for business continuity planners and businesses as a whole. While 2009 had many positives; there were also struggles. In this issue of Disaster Recovery Journal, we are focusing on new beginnings and...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 14, 2009 | Specials
When your company experiences a security breach, whether it’s a result of fraud, theft, or human error how you respond can make a world of difference to your shareholders, your customers, and your overall corporate image. An Identity Theft Resource Center poll...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Dec 8, 2009 | Specials
As I sit here on my fiery little laptop using high speed internet I remember the days when working from home meant something a little different. I’m not quite as old as dirt, I’ve never had a dinosaur burger, I didn’t start and stop my car with my...
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