Two weeks ago I got a call from WFSU, our local NPR station. They were looking for volunteers for their on-air fall pledge drive. I have done this several years… Continue reading Giving Back

Disaster Recovery Journal took over the Hilton San Diego Bayfront this year for Fall World 2013, Sept. 22-25. “We are very excited to move into a new hotel this year,”… Continue reading Fall World 2013 Takes Over Hilton San Diego Bayfront

For more than 10 years, the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has presented its views and guidance on how business continuity should be performed. Called the Good Practice Guidelines (GPG), the… Continue reading The BCI’s Good Practice Guidelines

Read almost any article about cloud computing, and you’ll be tempted to believe that all your IT challenges will go away when you move your applications to the cloud. You’ll… Continue reading DR in the Age of Cloud

Everyone has suffered a disruption in their organization, whether it is a man-made disruption, technical disruption, or natural disruption. Servers fail, power goes out, and water pipes leak on occasion.… Continue reading Keep Your Disruption from Becoming a Disaster

Business continuity teams spend substantial time and effort determining what needs to be done to remain operational when a situation arises beyond an organization’s control. Fairly standard are plans for… Continue reading What if you Planned for a Disaster and Nobody Came?

The fictional Fantome Marques, registered out of the Cayman Islands, a 249,000-ton 6,296-passenger floating city, the flagship of Seahorse Lines, departs Miami for an eight-day Caribbean cruise. On day two… Continue reading If You Were The Ship’s Captain, What Would YOU Have Done?

Effective information security and privacy consulting requires a highly specialized skill set and a wealth of experience. The challenges presented by the technological advances and methodologies are matched by the… Continue reading Information Security, BYOD, and Organizational Behavior

Push back your chair for a moment and think about your evolving workplace. Any difference from, say, five years ago? In particular, consider how many of your employees rely on… Continue reading Workforce Continuity in a New Age

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Senior Manager of Digital Engagement Shayne Adamski told the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications on July 9, 2013,… Continue reading Are You Ready For Social Media In Your Plan?