Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 4, 2024

You Outsource the Activity, Not the Risk: A fundamental lesson when managing supply chains is that if your supplier fails, the risk is still yours. The Ministry of Justice, for instance, does not have its own construction arm, so it must outsource construction projects.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Hospitality Media Consulting 52

IBM Business Resiliency

MAY 20, 2021

With leaner supply chain management techniques and approaches like outsourcing, offshoring, just-in-time inventory and vendor managed inventory, disruption has worldwide consequences. Here are four ways to build a cohesive risk management strategy that you can use to proactively prevent and mitigate risks across the supply chain.

Risk Management 96

Risk Management Resilience Management Benchmark 96

everbridge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Strategic Vectors that Mitigate Harm During Severe Weather. Be ready to outsource to consultants or contractors in case there are gaps. This centralized system should be able to audit all your natural disaster communications, activities, and tasks. Most importantly, stress test these systems and software.

Command Center 98

Command Center Management Pandemic Strategic 98

Plan B Consulting

MAY 8, 2015

Identifying the activities which are carried out on site is always of benefit even to those who are very familiar with the site. Even within large sites, processes and activities can be siloed and it is not often people see the bigger picture and the independencies between parts of the site.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Business Continuity Outsourcing Consulting 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 8, 2015

Identifying the activities which are carried out on site is always of benefit even to those who are very familiar with the site. Even within large sites, processes and activities can be siloed and it is not often people see the bigger picture and the independencies between parts of the site.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Business Continuity Outsourcing Consulting 52

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2013

For me, Cloud Computing is the same as any supply chain and outsourcing risk and we should treat it as such. Remembering the key business continuity principal, that you can outsource the activity but not the risk. If something goes wrong with your cloud provider then the impact will be on your company.

Cloud Computing 40

Cloud Computing Outsourcing Government Disaster Recovery 40

Plan B Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2013

For me, Cloud Computing is the same as any supply chain and outsourcing risk and we should treat it as such. Remembering the key business continuity principal, that you can outsource the activity but not the risk. If something goes wrong with your cloud provider then the impact will be on your company.

Cloud Computing 40

Cloud Computing Outsourcing Government Disaster Recovery 40

LAN Infotech

MAY 3, 2022

Retrieving this plan is one of the first steps that your managed IT provider should take to help you mitigate the incident. Even if the threat actors don’t communicate that they have stolen your data, it’s good practice to check your firewall logs for any suspicious outbound activities.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Malware Response Plan Outsourcing 52

LogisManager

MAY 9, 2023

By taking a risk-based approach, they have been able to mitigate potential financial risks associated with third-party vendors. This mitigated the risk of losing money if the collection agency went bankrupt. ” You can outsource the activity to the vendor but not the risk.

Banking 98

Banking Risk Management Management Corporate Governance 98

Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Many of our own customers have said that having a “tone at the top” from leadership is critical to get their business team’s buy-in, as no one really wants to take a time out to work on their continuity plans or risk mitigation strategy.

Resilience 52

Resilience Insurance Insurance Outsourcing 52

PagerDuty

AUGUST 20, 2024

This in-depth contextual support throughout the incident lifecycle lightens the mental load on responders, allowing them to focus on higher-value activities while outsourcing drafting and knowledge-gathering tasks to AI. And don’t forget to use every unplanned incident as a chance to learn.

Resilience 69

Resilience Alert Outage Outsourcing 69

LAN Infotech

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

If your employees consent to surveillance, you should track all their digital activities. A sound surveillance system should: Record employee activities. Help with reporting any suspicious activity. Prompt information about suspicious activities will help you to take steps to curb a possible data breach. Be Proactive.

Security 52

Security Activation Outsourcing Malware 52

Fusion Risk Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It’s common that many businesses outsource aspects of their operations, but in doing so, they are responsible for ensuring the security posture of those external entities – which is operationally complex, to say the least. This requires appropriate tools that eliminate static data and redundant manual tasks which often lead to error.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Outsourcing Mitigation 52

Castellan

JUNE 15, 2021

And many organizations, even those with limited resources, still aren’t buying into outsourcing their resilience programs as a managed service. About 44% of respondents said they only have one or two dedicated, internal personnel and 63% said they have no additional support through external contractors or consultants.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Management Pandemic Outage 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Sometimes, exercises can be a nightmare if you want to practice an IT scenario, especially when your IT person says, “that would never happen” and lists the mitigation measures in place. Whether it be a cyber threat or a physical loss, they say they’ve got it covered.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Backup Business Continuity Resilience 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Sometimes, exercises can be a nightmare if you want to practice an IT scenario, especially when your IT person says, “that would never happen” and lists the mitigation measures in place. Whether it be a cyber threat or a physical loss, they say they’ve got it covered.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Backup Business Continuity Resilience 52

Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Adopting a zero-trust approach to network and data access by third parties is the best way to mitigate such risks. The program includes numerous activities that work together to strengthen their security posture. Does the vendor outsource any IT services to fourth parties that can increase risk exposure? Vendor Due Diligence.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Management Vulnerability Risk Management 52

everbridge

JUNE 7, 2023

This evolution has created a critical need for organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover quickly when they happen. Managed services is the practice of outsourcing certain business functions to a third-party provider who is responsible for the implementation, oversight, and day-to-day management of the said function.

Resilience 52

Resilience Management Outsourcing Account Manager 52

PagerDuty

AUGUST 20, 2024

This in-depth contextual support throughout the incident lifecycle lightens the mental load on responders, allowing them to focus on higher-value activities while outsourcing drafting and knowledge-gathering tasks to AI. And don’t forget to use every unplanned incident as a chance to learn.

Resilience 52

Resilience Alert Outage Outsourcing 52

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Company Alpha’s advanced EDR immediately detects virus activity on a PC. Meanwhile Alpha’s CSIRP team is quietly confident that their in-place safeguards will mitigate major damage. Their implementation of dual-factor access for both remote network access and on-network access to sensitive systems (data backups, payroll, et al.)

Cybersecurity 64

Cybersecurity Communications Outsourcing Response Plan 64

Solutions Review

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In 2024, it will be crucial to optimize the transparency afforded by these regulations, and by dragging cybercriminals out into the open, authorities can more effectively curtail their illicit activity.” Outsourcing, white labelling, is a great way to deliver a high quality and diverse portfolio to customers.

High Availability 59

High Availability Disaster Recovery Application Technology 59

Marketpoint Recall

MAY 28, 2019

Ironically, it is also technology that must be leveraged during a crisis to avert and minimize customer impact and mitigate brand damage. When a damage mitigation strategy has been devised ahead of time, you then have the tools and the know how to act fast, which is crucial during the initial ‘sink or swim’ moments following an emergency.

Media 52

Media Communications Marketing Evaluation 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

On top of that, these suppliers themselves outsource their material to second-tier suppliers. This chain of activities results in an increasingly complex, geographically vast, and multi-tiered supply network. There will be edge M&A activity as the technology matures and presents a credible alternative to hyperscale clouds.

Backup 116

Backup Government Application Security 116

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. This is why Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a program and not a project.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. ARTICLE SECTIONS. 1 – Introduction to BCP. 2 – BCM Program Implementation. 3 – Risk Assessment.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52