These Top Risks Can Threaten A Companyâs Business Model
Of particular interest to executive management and the board of directors are normal and ongoing business management risks, emerging risks, and critical enterprise risks. In this column, we focus on the last category, which we define as the top five to 10 risks that can threaten the viability and/or execution of the companyâs strategy and… Continue reading These Top Risks Can Threaten A Companyâs Business Model
Recovering Yesterdayâs Business Processes Tomorrow
In todayâs wireless world, change is rapid and inevitable. Look at your personal life to see how rapidly technology impacts your relationships, home life, recreation and communications. On a business level, the pace of change can be even greater. Organizations shift their business focus, launch (and withdraw) new products, explore new markets and change investment… Continue reading Recovering Yesterdayâs Business Processes Tomorrow
In cyberspace, no-one can hear you scream (or snore)
On Friday I presented a webinar, on scenario-based exercising, as part of the Business Continuity Institute’s Business Continuity Awareness Week 2013. And I have to tell you, it was one of the most nerve-wracking things I’ve done for a long time. Which is a bit bizarre, really, as I do presentations all the time,… Continue reading In cyberspace, no-one can hear you scream (or snore)
Solving a Communication Gap with Partners in Preparedness
When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. Communication is such a broad term that it does not pinpoint the problem. Is it actual communication systems like phone lines and cell towers? Is it the communication you receive or try to obtain in an… Continue reading Solving a Communication Gap with Partners in Preparedness
What Makes a Great Recovery Plan?
By Glen Bricker, Avalution ConsultingArticle originally posted on Avalution Consulting’s Blog The goal of any recovery plan, regardless of the size or nature of the organization, is to protect life, minimize damage from an event, and quickly resume the delivery of critical products and services to meet customer requirements. How this is accomplished, however, not… Continue reading What Makes a Great Recovery Plan?
Big Trouble in the Little Enterprise: Information Security and Middle-Market Firms
One of the truly unfair things about information security is that the scope of risk doesnât scale downward with the size of the organization. A large global enterprise has to deal with all sorts of potential threats: APTs, phishing, malware incursion, insider threats, compliance mandates, and more. Unfortunately, the small enterprise or middle-market business must… Continue reading Big Trouble in the Little Enterprise: Information Security and Middle-Market Firms
Financial Services Firms At Risk Due To Poor Management Of Business Critical Data
Research by ClusterSeven on C-level executives and senior managers working in financial services in the UK has revealed dangerously poor attitudes to business critical data managed in spreadsheets and similar databases. Half (51%) of C-level executives say there are either no usage controls at all or poorly applied manual processes over the use of spreadsheets… Continue reading Financial Services Firms At Risk Due To Poor Management Of Business Critical Data
NYC outlines plans to help Staten Island businesses after Sandy
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s not just homeowners on Staten Island who are struggling after Hurricane Sandy — businesses, too, are faced with the task of rebuilding, and the city will use federal money for recovery programs targeted at them, too. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/city_also_has_plans_to_help_st.html
7 Tips for Delivering Effective Emergency Notifications
Last month, the Northeast blizzard Nemo dumped as much as 40 inches of snow in some areas and knocked out power to 659,000 people across nine states. Overall, more than 40 million people were affected. In President Obamaâs 2013 State of the Union, he cautioned, âHeat waves, droughts, wildfires and floods â all are now… Continue reading 7 Tips for Delivering Effective Emergency Notifications
Elderly Need Special Plans To Be Ready For A Disaster
PURVIS, Miss. â Elderly people, especially those with medical issues and limited mobility, can be especially vulnerable should a natural or manmade disaster strike. Local, state and federal officials are urging all Americans, in particular the elderly, to review, update and rehearse their disaster plans. Those living in a group setting, such as a nursing… Continue reading Elderly Need Special Plans To Be Ready For A Disaster