Cyber disruptions – and their impact on both reputations and profitability – have risen to the top of nearly every recent risk study. These increasing concerns weigh heavily on Executive Suites and Boards. In the IT realm, CIO’s and CISO’s…
“This isn’t working.” “I’ve changed.” “I don’t see a future with you.” Those ‘breakup’ lines may apply to your Business Continuity Management software or your latest paramour. Not all relationships succeed. When things go awry, goodbye may be the best…
If you’re new to Business Continuity, you have a lot to learn. A thorough understanding of Risk – and how to assess Risk – need not be on your To Do list. As a BCM professional, you already know how…
That question usually comes from an executive after some other organization has a business crisis that makes global or national headlines. The question causes anxiety in many Business Continuity Planners. I remember the first time I got that question. A…
A new finish for your old car may look great, but in the end, it may still be a ’71 Pinto. The cost of the BIA process – writing, distributing, validating, analyzing, reporting, presenting to Management, revising and repeating annually…
Passengers on the Titanic didn’t think it could sink. When it did, there wasn’t room for everyone in the lifeboats. By slavishly tying your BCM program to industry ‘standards’, you may find yourself adrift during a business disruption. Standards are…
January is almost over. If you haven’t made your Business Continuity New Year Resolutions this is your last chance. If you made them and broke them, here’s a chance at a fresh start! Don’t focus on metrics (more plans, more…
Perhaps it’s the longer days or the warmer temperatures. Summer changes how we perceive our world. Sunny days and warm evenings generate idyllic visions of beaches, exotic travel, cool mountain breezes, holidays and vacations. At work, there is a general…
Recently, Andy Osborne, one of the Business Continuity Management industry’s most prolific writers, published a blog lamenting the common practice of writing BC Plans to please auditors – rather than to function as guides for Recovery. Many Business Continuity Plans…
It’s been years since I last attended school, but unless things have changed dramatically, tests are still basically the same as they were back in the day. You know the subject of the test, you can study the material in…