After staging its annual Management Conference and New York events virtually in 2020 due to the Coronavirus, Continuity Insights is excited to return to a live, in-person event for 2021. The Continuity Insights 2021 Management Conference is scheduled for October 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, MN. The level of enthusiasm
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New Tabletop Exercises Guide
AlertMedia has released a new Tabletop Exercises Guide detailing a step-by-step framework for conducting effective tabletop exercises at your organization that will help participants test, learn, and refine emergency action plans. In an emergency, critical decisions need to be made fast. The guide stresses the importance of tabletop exercises that test
Castellan’s Brian Zawada Releases Debut Book on Business Continuity
Castellan COO Brian Zawada has announced the release of The Business Continuity Operating System (BCOS), his debut book that explores how to strengthen the seven core elements that differentiate a high-performing business continuity program from an under-performing one. “As an advisor and consultant who has worked with hundreds of organizations over
Using Enterprise Security Risk Management to Help Your Security Program
Rothstein Publishing is offering Business Continuity professionals a free chapter – How Can Enterprise Security Risk Management Help YOUR Security Program? – from Brian J. Allen, Esq. and Rachelle Loyear’s breakthrough book, Enterprise Security Risk Management: Concepts and Applications. As a security professional, have you found that you and others in
7 Emergency Preparedness Apps to Keep on Your Phone
Whether or not you’re responsible for your organization’s emergency planning, it’s critical to follow sound advice to prepare for natural disasters in your region, including those you don’t expect. Writing for WIRED, freelance journalist Victoria Feng recently spoke to two emergency preparedness experts about the best apps to keep on
Regroup Mass Notification and Rave Mobile Safety Garner 2021 Secure Campus Awards
Campus Security & Life Safety magazine, which serves education directors, administrative managers, healthcare professionals, info tech managers, top-level executives, and security dealers, has announced the 2021 winners of its Secure Campus Awards competition, honoring outstanding campus security services and products. Taking home the platinum award in the Emergency Notification/Mass Notification category
A $20 Billion Ransomware Price Tag on the Horizon
The damage from ransomware attacks continues to escalate. New data from Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the global financial cost of ransomware in 2021 will reach $20 billion. Frequency of the attacks are expected to hit approximately every 11 seconds by year end. The SoS Daily News offers these quick tips – think
New Webinar: Reimagining the Postpandemic Workforce
ICOR has announced that Reimagining the Postpandemic Workforce will be the next installment in its monthly webinar series, taking place on April 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Remote working has become the norm during 2020, but to what extent will it continue? As organizations reimagine the postpandemic organization, the impact
Pandemic News: Rutgers Univ. First in the Nation to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
Rutgers University will require the COVID-19 vaccine for students who are enrolled for the 2021 fall semester. Assurances from the federal government that vaccines will be available for all Americans by the end of May and assessments by public health experts prompted university leaders to adjust the vaccine requirements for
