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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This new book is the first released book (volume) of the four-volume series of Disaster and Emergency Management Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation with three books forthcoming, each representing one of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, recovery). link] Contributors: Lucy A.

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OUR CHALLENGE

Emergency Planning

On 12th October 2008 I attended a conference at which an epidemiologist stood up and said "My job is to tell you something you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think is going to happen." Despite the obvious need for mitigation, emergency response capability cannot be neglected.

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What Does Good Look Like in the Era of Operational Resilience?

Fusion Risk Management

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Bank of England (BoE), and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) jointly issued stringent regulations to mitigate systemic risks and contain potential crises. A notable incident in 2018 involved a significant IT failure at UK bank TSB, prompting detailed reviews by UK regulators.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change. But in 2008 floods stretched from Alnwick in Northumberland to Tewksbury in Somerset, nearly 500 km away. In the UK, the term 'disaster' is not used: 'major incident' is preferred.

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

Those attacks, coupled with the 2008 financial meltdown, exposed the limits of an approach that was limited to protecting a handful of essential business processes. The end of the 20 th century saw the increasing importance of IT, the rise of globalization, and preparations for the potential disruptions of the Y2K bug.

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How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards

LogisManager

While banks may argue that this oversight and change in philosophy will not lead to an overall improvement in corporate governance , it should be noted that since the 2008 financial crisis, federal banking regulators have become more involved in overseeing governance and risk management.

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What Dave Komendat, Boeing CSO and ISC West Keynote Speaker, Says Was His Hardest Career Challenge

Security Industry Association

I’ve had the honor of being the chief security officer for Boeing since 2008, so my list of challenging events is fairly long. Security can easily be viewed as a cost center unless time is taken to showcase the value of risks mitigated or prevented by the investments being made.