Don’t Just Hope: Choosing Strategies to Mitigate Risk

Once you’ve identified the risks facing your organization, you need to consciously select a risk mitigation strategy for each one. In today’s post, we’ll explain the four possible strategies and share some tips to help you choose between them. Related on MHA Consulting: Monitoring Risk: Tracking Your Risk Mitigation Strategies WHAT NOT TO DO So you’ve… Continue reading Don’t Just Hope: Choosing Strategies to Mitigate Risk

When Donations Come Back to Haunt You

Large donations by companies and family foundations provide the cornerstone for many prominent nonprofit organizations. But when those donations become shrouded in negative publicity, recipients must weigh their value against the damage to the organization’s own reputation. A case in point is the wealthy and philanthropic Sackler family of Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.… Continue reading When Donations Come Back to Haunt You

PUT A SMOKE ALARM CHECKUP ON YOUR SPRING CLEANING LIST

By Lynne McChristian, I.I.I. Non-resident Scholar and Media Spokesperson Ah, spring! The season of renewal, of fresh beginnings, of flowers in bloom – and of fresh batteries in the smoke alarm. Yes, you probably overlooked that last item, so here’s a reminder to put it on the spring to-do list. Checking (and changing) the batteries in… Continue reading PUT A SMOKE ALARM CHECKUP ON YOUR SPRING CLEANING LIST

Life in the Fast Lane: 7 Tips to Help You Implement Your BC Program Quickly

Many new business continuity programs start strong then slow to a crawl, sacrificing the benefits of getting up and running quickly. In today’s post, we’ll share some tips on how you can get off the blocks fast and sprint through the finish, getting your program going in twenty-four months or less. Related on BCMMETRICS: Start Here:… Continue reading Life in the Fast Lane: 7 Tips to Help You Implement Your BC Program Quickly

The value of CodeRED for IPAWS and how it can work for you

The use of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is continually growing among state and local jurisdictions across the U.S. Now that IPAWS has many success stories attributed to its use, public safety officials are getting a better sense of just how effective this tool can be. The… Continue reading The value of CodeRED for IPAWS and how it can work for you

Keeping safe on the roads: series of standards for vehicle electronics functional safety just updated

In today’s world where the technology of road vehicles is moving ahead at racing pace, it is important that these exciting new electronic features are safe. A series of International Standards for functional safety of electrical and electronic systems in road vehicles has just been updated to keep the automotive industry ahead of the pack. Cars… Continue reading Keeping safe on the roads: series of standards for vehicle electronics functional safety just updated

FINDING THE BEST EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM VENDOR: TIPS FOR YOUR EVALUATION PROCESS

An emergency notification system empowers organizations to keep their people safe, informed, and connected through relevant, streamlined notifications during a critical event. Emergency notification systems automate and deliver messages so you can quickly and easily communicate with, or engage, your audience from anywhere, at any time, using any device. Your emergency notification system should monitor threats for… Continue reading FINDING THE BEST EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM VENDOR: TIPS FOR YOUR EVALUATION PROCESS

Lessons from BlackRock’s Data Leak

In January, BlackRock accidentally leaked confidential sales data by posting spreadsheets unsecurely online – certainly not the first time we’ve seen sensitive information “escape” an organization. Incisive CEO Diane Robinette provides guidance companies can follow to minimize spreadsheet risk. Several weeks ago, the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, accidentally posted a link to spreadsheets containing… Continue reading Lessons from BlackRock’s Data Leak

DDoS Attack Size Drops 85% in Q4 2018

The sharp decline follows an FBI takedown of so-called “booter,” or DDoS-for-hire, websites in December 2018. The average distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack size shrunk 85% in the fourth quarter of 2018 following an FBI takedown of “booter,” or DDoS-for-hire, websites, in December 2018, researchers report. Late last year, United States authorities seized 15 popular domains… Continue reading DDoS Attack Size Drops 85% in Q4 2018