I know…there are so many things that could go wrong at anytime!  Natural disasters, disease outbreaks and of course those manmade fears.  The National Academy of Sciences gave me another reason to be sleepless at night in a report entitled “Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System.” To read the article, please click here: http://emssolutionsinc.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/how-vulnerable-is-our-electric-power-delivery-system-short-answer-pretty-darn-vulnerable-read-new-report-to-learn-the-details/

There are all sorts of templates and thoughts on how the various Business Continuity Management (BCM) program components should look – the “plans.”  Every organization has its own self-styled plan; every consulting agency has its own look and feel and every available free online template looks different from the next.  So how can you recognize… Continue reading 9 Ways to Recognize a Good Business Continuity / Disaster Plan

IT organizations continue to struggle with the details when it comes to enabling BYOD for applications beyond email, and a new study finds that while employees are eager to access corporate resources from their mobile devices, they have little tolerance for controls IT wants to impose. To read the article, please click here: http://www.cio.com/article/722035/IT_and_Employees_See_BYOD_Security_Much_Differently

Whether you are building a compliance program or revamping an existing one, it makes good business sense to examine the models used by companies with successful track records. Five strategies stand out as common to businesses that have avoided compliance missteps and thereby minimized their risk of running afoul of regulatory authorities or potentially worse,… Continue reading Five Things Companies are Doing Right in Corporate Compliance

I’m sure you’ve all heard about Hurricane Sandy but I wanted to share with you my experience as I was there with my family when it hit New York. We got there a couple of days before the hurricane hit New York so managed to pack quite a lot in those days and did as… Continue reading 4 business continuity lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy

Sometimes we are given a sober reminder of our need to be prepared for disaster, as we were recently when multiple severe storms hit the northeastern United States. Our hearts go out to all those affected. As we go through the recovery process, our first thoughts always focus on personal preparation to ensure our safety… Continue reading Partners Play a Vital Role in Disaster Recovery

On the afternoon of June 29, a severe thunderstorm tore across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. By day’s end, the intense storm, called a “derecho,” had left 22 people dead and millions without power (some for as long as a week) in six states and the District of Columbia. The power outages left customers fuming. But… Continue reading Microgrids: A Disaster-Resistant Power Supply?

Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged parts of the East Coast last month, proved that companies with a good disaster recovery plan don’t have to feel powerless, even when they lose power in their offices or data centers. Prepared firms used a variety of business continuity best practices, with a particular focus on technology and personnel, to… Continue reading Disaster recovery plans prove valuable in dealing with Hurricane Sandy