“What Security Leaders Can Learn from the Coronavirus Threat”
In a recent article featured in Security Magazine, A. Benjamin Mannes wrote on security leadership during the ongoing coronavirus threat. Here is an excerpt of the article. For the full article, click here. "A key role in corporate security leadership is in...
Trends in Business Continuity: 2020
A recent Continuity Central survey showcased feedback on potential continuity trends for 2020. Survey responses captured a spectrum of emerging and existing obstacles, opportunities, and paradigm shifts changing the face of continuity planning as we know it. Here is a...
Inherent Risk and Residual Risk: The Key Differences and Similarities
As the face of business continuity, security and compliance planning has changed with the new decade, so has the nature of the disruptive risks and vulnerabilities it strives to mitigate. For newer businesses or organizations first undertaking security and continuity...
How to Mitigate Human Error in Continuity Planning
In business continuity & emergency management, human error is as problematic as it is avoidable; where seemingly minor slip-ups can quickly snowball into massive setbacks. For instance, it was recently found that around 75 percent of corporate data loss occurs as...
Planning for Wildfires – Continuity Tips
Of all the natural disasters facing businesses, wildfires are one of the most destructive at a widespread level. Sadly, we have recently witnessed the cataclysmic effects of wildfires in Australia and California, which have taken an unprecedented environmental and...
Avoiding Common Mistakes in Risk Management
As a crucial arm of both compliance and business continuity planning, risk management is commonly a mandatory and revered part of loss prevention and mitigation protocol; without it, your business jeopardizes its chances of remaining viable amidst defaults, crisis and...
Business Continuity from an Equipment Standpoint: Quick Tips
Even if your business continuity plan is well-drafted and effectively thought out, it could quickly become unhinged due to equipment deficiencies or malfunctions. Therefore, whether you are planning for sudden outages; natural disasters; or violent threats; it is key...
The Symbiotic Connection Between Continuity and Cybersecurity
In a recent blog, I covered the importance of upholding proper business continuity while constantly innovating to the spectrum of the threats it strives to mitigate. However, the increased corporate reliance on cloud and technology-based applications in business...
Three Quick Tips for Stronger Continuity Planning
Business continuity planning is a crucial step towards a better business, from general organization and efficiency to internal infrastructure in times of disaster and/or disruption. Without a concise and well-thought-out continuity plan, a business could be blindsided...
Contingency Planning for Events: A Quick Guide
Large-scale gatherings and events can be challenging to plan and manage, and from the perspective of compliance, safety, and security professionals; proper planning and handling is crucial to preventing potential catastrophes. Specifically, poor planning can quickly...