Of all the ways cyberattacks have become crippling in recent years, ransomware may be the most ruthless. The scope of the recent WannaCry attack was unprecedented, but ransomware has been… Continue reading Five Ransomware Strategy Mistakes CIOs Often Make

Organizations know how important it is to manage risk. However, many risk evaluations are not done systematically. This is an introduction to the process steps and terms that should be… Continue reading Systematic Determination of Risks

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), weather accounts for roughly 98 percent of presidentially declared disasters. The cost of these natural disasters is high: hurricanes and other weather events… Continue reading The Emergency Manager’s Guide to Hurricane Survival

Neal Kaderabek is the CIO for Great Lakes Higher Education (GLHE). He joined GLHE in 2015 with the specific goal of maximizing the company’s IT capabilities, cultivating the IT/business partnerships,… Continue reading ASK THE EXECUTIVE: An Interview with the Neal Kaderabek

  How resilient is your organization? Current and past incidents teach us that business disruptions, crises, and disasters occur far more frequently than previously imagined. Last year’s massive winter storm… Continue reading Unlocking Resilience

What Really Matters in Continuity Planning “What’s the worst that could happen?” Now there’s a saying business continuity practitioners have probably heard a thousand times. But it is a saying… Continue reading The ‘Worst Case Scenario’ Myth:

In 1996, a gentleman named James Clark became frustrated with the patient care experience. He lamented the fact that his patient information from one doctor was often not available to… Continue reading What’s Your Insurance Policy for Ransomware?

Data protection is a vast and complex space. Providers are responsible for preventing loss by inventorying and controlling said data – curating the most crucial company assets and ensuring they… Continue reading Content at Rest: Your Unrealized Threat Vector

Crisis. Disaster. Attack. These emotionally charged words catapult our brains into overdrive. You’ve heard it countless times: be proactive. Maybe you roll your eyes and say, “I know.” Perhaps it… Continue reading Crisis and Reputation Management in the Age of Cyber and Physical Threats to Corporate Workplaces

When Disgruntled Key Employees Don’t Show Up One threat often overlooked is that of key employees unwilling to respond after a disastrous event. Once unthinkable, changes in corporate culture and… Continue reading The Threat of Absenteeism