Nov 30, 2020 | Risk Management
The year 2020 witnessed a seismic physical, economic and cultural shift among global organizations, as businesses adapt to working during a pandemic. When COVID-19 brought sweeping changes to the way we operate, communicate, and do business, cyber criminals were in...
Nov 17, 2020 | Crisis Management
Just about every crisis manager knows the legal and reputational risk after a crisis is often much greater than during the crisis. Those risks persist through the recovery phase and deep into the weeks and months long after the event which triggered the crisis has...
Nov 17, 2020 | Risk Management
As part of a global company that helps organizations prepare for disruption, we get the unique opportunity to hear about hundreds of approaches and perspectives on getting readiness “right.” Naturally, we are spending a lot of time talking about COVID-19 lessons...
Nov 17, 2020 | Disaster Recovery
Dropbox. Google Workspaces (formerly G Suite). Microsoft Office 365. Salesforce. These software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings represent some of the business-critical applications which organizations increasingly obtain from cloud providers. As organizations adopt...
Nov 17, 2020 | Business Continuity
If global organizations didn’t acknowledge the importance of strategic business resilience planning before 2020, they certainly do now. From food manufacturing to financial services, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every industry and worker. Since the pandemic...
Nov 17, 2020 | Crisis Management
As everyone who has ever stubbed their toe knows, the world can be a dangerous place. Business is not immune to this reality. In fact, sometimes it seems to have a big target painted on its back. Crises and emergencies happen all the time in the world of business and...
Nov 17, 2020 | Risk Management
If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that responding to the challenges posed by COVID-19 is going to be more of a marathon than a sprint. As outlined in a new report from the Uptime Institute, some experts believe the virus could become endemic and...
Nov 17, 2020 | Disaster Recovery
The healthcare industry has always been and will continue to be the target of ransomware and other cyberattacks. These breaches, like the string of attacks which have recently hit several major hospitals and health systems, have exposed the security vulnerabilities of...
Nov 17, 2020 | Business Continuity
A prevailing myth about business continuity planning is that you can develop a plan for one company and then easily replicate it for another via a simple “search and replace.” If only it was that simple. While there are common elements in all business continuity...
Nov 17, 2020 | Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery and data protection have always been complex functions, but the pandemic has made them even more complex. Many organizations were unprepared even before COVID-19, especially when it comes to DR. However, even those who had solid DR and backup plans...
