Business Continuity – getting buy-in at the top

It is difficult to get buy-in at the very top in organizations because BCM is wrongly seen as an operational matter. In a booming economy it is easy to think that sufficient resources are available to deal with any adverse incident that might occur. However, in these more challenging times, there is less confidence in… Continue reading Business Continuity – getting buy-in at the top

The “Internet Doomsday” Virus Resurfaces Today

You would think that any corporate IT department worth its salt will have already taken care of any possible fallout from the “Internet Doomsday Virus” problem that is resurfacing today. But according to Kenneth Wisnefski, an online security expert and founder of WebiMax, this includes some major corporations. “More than 10% of Fortune 500 companies in the… Continue reading The “Internet Doomsday” Virus Resurfaces Today

10 crazy IT security tricks that actually work

Network and endpoint security may not strike you as the first place to scratch an experimental itch. After all, protecting the company’s systems and data should call into question any action that may introduce risk. But IT security threats constantly evolve, and sometimes you have to think outside the box to keep ahead of the… Continue reading 10 crazy IT security tricks that actually work

The Period of Restoration – Fact or Theory? – Understanding Business Interruption Claims

Business income coverage is supposed to protect a business’ net income and operating expenses while its operations are suspended as a result of loss or damage caused by a covered peril. An unexpected interruption of productivity for a period time can be devastating for a business. And because the period of income recovery after a… Continue reading The Period of Restoration – Fact or Theory? – Understanding Business Interruption Claims

Are you communication ready for a disaster? Is your cell phone and your family “emergency ready” from the communications perspective?

One of my favorite emergency blogs entitled idisaster2.0 recently asked the question, “are you cell phone ready for an emergency?”  What a great question! They gave a list of great suggestions that they pulled from the Fairfax Virginia county EOC after the recent derecho storm that blasted the Mid-Atlantic states.  I have taken the liberty… Continue reading Are you communication ready for a disaster? Is your cell phone and your family “emergency ready” from the communications perspective?

What you need to know about disaster recovery in the Cloud

While we all know how important it is to have a good disaster recovery (DR) plan in place, many of us still need to get our heads around this. Traditional disaster recovery planning can generally be expensive to implement and this has been a key inhibitor to many CIOs putting DR planning on their organisation’s… Continue reading What you need to know about disaster recovery in the Cloud

Risk Management Vs Rescue Management

Why is that some hospitals have far higher death rates for the same operations than others? Atul Gawande reports on research at the University of Michigan in his recent commencement address at Williams College, which sheds light on the issue. To read the article, please click here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/06/27/having-problems-managing-risk-try-rescue-management/