MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Business continuity professionals who want to make their organizations more resilient should make a conscious effort to become gap hunters. Doing this work is one of the most productive activities a BC professional can undertake. This cuts across all areas of BC activity. Having these items is not enough.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2023

In one respect, COVID continues to distort people’s approach to risk. Today many business continuity professionals are worrying disproportionately about the possibility of another pandemic, to the exclusion of other threats. Another pandemic could occur.

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Pandemic Mitigation Risk Management Strategic 98

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Try a Dose of Risk Management As a business continuity professional, I tip my hat to any organization that makes a serious effort to reduce its risks. Cameras are not pointed at all key areas and hence are unable to provide visual confirmation of the activities in the area.

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Mitigation Authorization Risk Management Risk Reduction 97

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.

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Business Continuity Pandemic Continuity Professionals Continuity Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Pandemic Continuity Professionals Continuity Planning 52

MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. Over time, organisms that are capable of adapting to change thrive while those that don’t go extinct. In today’s post, we’ll look at seven ways the practice of BC is evolving and describe how BC practitioners must adapt to stay relevant and productive.

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BCM Business Continuity Outage Internet 98

Castellan

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While these processes and older, expensive governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools have been used in business continuity for decades, if you’ve relied on any of them, you know they’re time-consuming, error-prone, and a real headache. Consider your provider’s business continuity plans. Ask for customer satisfaction information.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuity professional feel unwell. But organizations should make risk management a routine part of their activities, no matter how the headlines are tending. Leaders and business continuity professionals are justified in feeling uneasy about what the future might hold.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Mitigation Business Continuity 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? It’s happening everywhere! Change is required!

BCM 52

BCM Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 15, 2020

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? . It’s happening everywhere! Change is required!

BCM 52

BCM Impact Analysis Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Many business continuity planning activities revolve around procedures that do not need to change much, as the time tested approach can be applied to any organization, regardless of their industry or size. Management Disconnect Another struggle business continuity planners face a level of senior leadership and management engagement.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 31, 2019

Many business continuity planning activities revolve around procedures that do not need to change much, as the time tested approach can be applied to any organization, regardless of their industry or size. Engagement from senior leadership is imperative to business continuity planning efforts. Management Disconnect.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis 52

MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here’s what business continuity professionals need to know about the rigorous new security framework that is designed to protect organizations from hackers and their bots. What BC Professionals Need to Know What do you as a business continuity professional need to know about Zero Trust?

Security 52

Security Architecture Outage Alert 52

MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In essence, risk management is about being mature, practical, and proactive in actively managing down risk to make the organization more prepared to limit impacts and ensure operational resiliency. But they will be more active in some areas than others. This activity is not a one-and-done project but an ongoing process.

Management 52

Management Risk Management Mitigation Strategic 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If we had a known threat, why weren’t business continuity professionals prepared? Much of the mental effort and the time of business continuity goes into the Business Impact Analysis (BIA). When COVID came along the BIA was not used as it was irrelevant, organisations were not prepared to stagger the recovery of activities.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Pandemic Continuity Professionals Continuity Planning 40

Castellan

JUNE 2, 2021

new business continuity job postings reached an average of 30-35 per week, with international numbers increasing to 40-45 posts. In 20 years, we’ve never seen that amount of activity! Get the Business Continuity Accountability Guide. After a slight downturn in March 2020, U.S. DOWNLOAD NOW. Stabilization Through the Pandemic.

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Business Continuity Pandemic BCM Crisis Management 52

KingsBridge BCP

JULY 5, 2021

After the Suez Canal blockage in March (read more here ), I think Business Continuity professionals everywhere had their eyes opened. Although there are four US locks (and one Canadian), only two of the US locks are active. As part of the National Critical Infrastructure, the supply chain risk cannot be overstated.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If ‘it couldn’t happen’ were true, all of us business continuity professionals would be out of a job, and the Titanic wouldn’t have sunk! We must also acknowledge that some activities can’t be done manually and are not performed until the system is up and running again.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For these reasons, it’s important that IT departments (and business continuity professionals) make sure their organizations are capable of restoring their IT services after an outage. Have an overall coordinator for the restoration who actively asks for updates, verifying that tasks are on track. Let’s look at them one by one.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 25, 2023

A parallel potential exists in other activities that rely on AI, whether it’s analyzing x-rays, performing air traffic control, or scanning for bank fraud. How can you as a business continuity professional help protect your organization against these threats? However, the systems behind them are not infallible.

Risk Management 52

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

I always say that our role as business continuity professionals is to horizon scan and look out for new risks, but many of us, including the government, didn’t identify and prepare for this new threat. Perhaps it is not the business continuity process which failed but our risk management skills.

Business Continuity 40

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 28, 2020

I always say that our role as business continuity professionals is to horizon scan and look out for new risks, but many of us, including the government, didn’t identify and prepare for this new threat. Perhaps it is not the business continuity process which failed but our risk management skills.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Pandemic Evaluation Activation 40

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

Once the cloud-based IT Disaster Recovery platform of their choice is implemented, few MSPs develop a written Business Continuity or IT Disaster Recovery Plan , which are based on outcomes of the Business Continuity Planning activities. What could go wrong?

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Business Continuity Backup BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JULY 6, 2019

Once the cloud-based IT Disaster Recovery platform of their choice is implemented, few MSPs develop a written Business Continuity or IT Disaster Recovery Plan , which are based on outcomes of the Business Continuity Planning activities. What could go wrong?

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Business Continuity Backup BCM Disaster Recovery 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2019

They require the plan to contain a reminder or checklist of what they should do, details of their roles and responsibilities, and details which they are unlikely to remember on the day, such as the RTOs of each activity, recovery numbers and key telephone numbers.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting Audit 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 2, 2019

They require the plan to contain a reminder or checklist of what they should do, details of their roles and responsibilities, and details which they are unlikely to remember on the day, such as the RTOs of each activity, recovery numbers and key telephone numbers.

Continuity Planning 52

Continuity Planning Business Continuity Consulting Audit 52

Solutions Review

JUNE 9, 2023

Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs): Data Privacy Officers are tasked with conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to identify and assess privacy risks associated with new or existing data processing activities.

Impact Analysis 52

Impact Analysis Authorization Mitigation Education 52

Pure Storage

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Read on to learn the key qualities of successful cybersecurity leaders, how to build and retain a strong security team, strategies for fostering continuous professional growth, and methods to create a culture of security within your organization.

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Cybersecurity Security Evaluation Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2020

The first activity involved putting their hand in the water and at the end of the experiment taking it out. They did a series of experiments on peoples’ experience of events and how they recalled them. Their experiment involved participants putting their hands in unpleasantly cold water.

Banking 52

Banking Emergency Planning Publishing Continuity Professionals 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2020

The first activity involved putting their hand in the water and at the end of the experiment taking it out. They did a series of experiments on peoples’ experience of events and how they recalled them. Their experiment involved participants putting their hands in unpleasantly cold water.

Banking 52

Banking Emergency Planning Publishing Continuity Professionals 52

Fusion Risk Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

It creates a path-like page that separates activities into different tabs and provides a clean interface for the end user. Capture Useful Data Business continuity professionals love data, but it’s important to collect useful data and not just data for the sake of it.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As business continuity professionals, when we confront facility damage or the loss of a critical vendor, we need to respond swiftly, evaluating the threat and moving to meet it with purpose and coordination. In this environment, agility is not a nice to have, it’s a must have. It’s a critical BCM performance attribute.

BCM 52

BCM Business Continuity Consulting Impact Analysis 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

The Disaster Recover y Institute International ( DRII ) and the Business Continuit y Institute ( BCI ) are the two major governing bodies that are responsible for defining and developing business continuity practices as well as certifying business continuity professionals.

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Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

The Disaster Recover y Institute International ( DRII ) and the Business Continuit y Institute ( BCI ) are the two major governing bodies that are responsible for defining and developing business continuity practices as well as certifying business continuity professionals. 5 – Business Continuity Strategy.

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Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2019

With the election approaching, Charlie discusses its relevance to business continuity professionals and how we should deal with incidents in a post-truth world. As the election stumbles to its conclusion next Thursday, I thought I should comment on its relevance to us business continuity professionals in today’s bulletin.

Management 52

Management Continuity Professionals Media Business Continuity 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2019

With the election approaching, Charlie discusses its relevance to business continuity professionals and how we should deal with incidents in a post-truth world. As the election stumbles to its conclusion next Thursday, I thought I should comment on its relevance to us business continuity professionals in today’s bulletin.

Management 52

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