Active shooter situations seem to be in the forefront of every organization’s mind. Keeping your people safe is your number one priority in this type of crisis. You may have a plan in place, but have you tested and trained on it? Tabletop exercises are the best way to walk through
Enterprise Risk Management
5 Steps to a Proper Risk Management Strategy
Implementing a solid risk management system requires a structured approach to implementing the proper framework within your organization. The framework for your risk management strategy should start where it all begins by identifying the main processes that are the building blocks of your company. Writing for The Maritime Executive, Karen van
ICYMI: 9 Steps to Critical Event Management Improvement
By Imad Mouline, Everbridge: Many organizations are being asked to respond more quickly and more decisively to critical events, but with fewer resources. However, without an end-to-end process for dealing with critical events, it’s nearly impossible to satisfy this mandate. They are often using manual processes and disjointed systems. As a
CPO Fall Summit Call for Speakers
The Continuity Professionals of Ohio (CPO) are now accepting speaking proposals for its 2019 Fall Summit to be held on October 22. The planning committee is looking to develop a program that incorporates a variety of topics directed at all different skill levels. All sessions will be presented to all Summit
Ensuring a Smarter, More Resilient Building
How confident are you that your building has been built with resiliency in mind? Eliminating single points of failure for critical business users and strengthening the resilience of your facility will minimize the time you spend responding to internal and external threats. During this featured session at the Continuity Insights 2019
New Webinar: Risky Indicators
Measurement is essential to the effectiveness of any risk management program, and business continuity management is no exception. Unfortunately, measuring activities we routinely perform can sometimes be an unreliable way to determine how well risk is being mitigated. How can we identify Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) that accurately tell the story
The BIA is Headed in This Direction
In a current article on Continuity Central.com, editor David Honour discusses the brand’s recent To BIA or not to BIA… Revisited survey’s finding that confirmed that the business impact analysis (BIA) is vital to the business continuity process. But he asks if that’s the end of the discussion. He refers to
Current State of Incident Preparedness Survey
Continuity Insights and Groupdolists are partnering on the first Current State of Incident Preparedness Study designed to provide industry insights about how organizations are approaching their incident and crisis preparedness strategies. The survey should take 10 minutes or less to complete, as almost all answers are multiple choice. At the end
The Good and Bad News on Ransomware Attacks
First, the good news. Ransomware attacks on consumers are down as cybercriminals search for greater RIO on their hacking efforts. The real money is in attacking organizations over individuals, which clearly spells out the bad news. Ransomware attacks are skyrocketing when it comes to business. And according to ransomware incident response
