When your company experiences a security breach, whether it’s a result of fraud, theft, or human error how you respond can make a world of difference to your shareholders, your… Continue reading Crisis Communications – Planning for a Data Security Breach

As I sit here on my fiery little laptop using high speed internet I remember the days when working from home meant something a little different. I’m not quite as… Continue reading Working from home since 1980

Whether it’s the public or private sector, there’s no more important critical factor that determines the quality and success of business continuity and disaster recovery programs than executive commitment. This… Continue reading Executive Commitment to BCP

An exercise of the elements of a business continuity or disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan is an important aspect of an organization’s emergency preparedness. An BC/DR plan exercise validates the plan… Continue reading Testing your BC or DR Plan – What Would Confucius Say?

Not every business continuity program is exactly the same. There are different programs for different organizational cultures. Knowing that programs do not typically mirror each other, there are obvious trends… Continue reading How do Mature BCM Programs Stay Ahead of the Game?

With H1N1 now present in all parts of the world and the annual flu season underway, health experts believe as much as 40 percent of the global workforce could be… Continue reading Proactive Communications for Education, Security and Restoration in the Wake of Pandemic Influenza

  When you imagine the organization you’re working to protect, how do you see it in your mind’s eye?  How do you develop a sense for this complex set of… Continue reading Seven Reasons You Should Blueprint Your Organization’s Dependencies

The modern data center spans the gamut from the tiny “cargo container” style to gigantic data center campuses that sprawl across hundreds of acres, and from energy gluttons to theorized… Continue reading The Essential Components of Data Center Design

Communication failures have historically plagued organizations in their ability to respond to and minimize the human, operational, and financial impact of a crisis. When disaster strikes and every second counts,… Continue reading Crisis Communication

Transforming Business Continuity Capabilities by Targeting Actionable Information to Thousands This article will discuss best practices around emergency notification as well as list the requirements an organization should demand before… Continue reading Beyond Mass Notification