How to Create an Active Shooter Response Plan
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JULY 27, 2021
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Communications and Active Shooter Response Planning
Business Continuity Today
MAY 17, 2022
The news of two active shooter events one in Buffalo NY and the other at a church in Laguna Woods CA, and mass notification communications mistake by a major city in SoCal are driving the conversation in emergency management. Do you have a plan on how to communicate with your team, your clients, and stakeholders?
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How to Create an Emergency Response Plan
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 12, 2023
Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one. Develop and write the emergency response plan.
A Resilience Charter
Emergency Planning
MARCH 23, 2022
Disaster’ refers to an event that causes damage, destruction, interruption of services and important activities, and possibly casualties. Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity. The business continuity plans will function in parallel to emergency response plans.
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Communications and Active Shooter Response Planning
Business Continuity Today
MAY 17, 2022
The news of two active shooter events one in Buffalo NY and the other at a church in Laguna Woods CA, and mass notification communications mistake by a major city in SoCal are driving the conversation in emergency management. Do you have a plan on how to communicate with your team, your clients, and stakeholders?
How to use your notification system during hurricanes
everbridge
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
During a hurricane Response team and Emergency Operations Center activation. Notify and assemble emergency response teams. Manage volunteer availability and coordinate field activities. Include graphic attachments of the storm’s progress. Conference calls. Emergency operations directives. Clean-up coordination.
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The critical importance of active assailant preparedness in today’s workplace
everbridge
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The threat of an active assailant incident, while not new, remains a significant focus for organizations striving to protect their people and property. Download report The role of hybrid work environments Hybrid work environments complicate traditional emergency response plans, as employees may be scattered across various locations.
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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Continuously monitor system logs to detect unusual activity, such as failed login attempts or unauthorized data transfers. Emphasize best practices, such as creating strong passwords, avoiding public Wi-Fi for sensitive tasks, and reporting suspicious activity promptly. Avoid making changes that could erase forensic evidence.
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Idaho Office of Emergency Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
As the Director, he is responsible for Idaho’s emergency preparedness and response planning in support of the Idaho Homeland Security and Emergency Management Strategies. As the Governor’s Authorized Representative Brad acts as the single point of contact for all federal, regional, and state emergency management activities.
Top 5 Tips for Cybersecurity Month
Zerto
OCTOBER 10, 2023
With the holiday season approaching, business and consumer activity is expected to surge—and so are cyberthreats. Incident Response Plan Speed is the name of the game when it comes to cyber resilience. You also need to observe internal activities. Employing security tools before and after an incident is key to resilience.
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Guide to active shooter drills in the workplace
everbridge
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The tragic rise in active shooter incidents in every US state serves as a stark reminder of the need for preparedness. As organizations strive to create safe environments, the importance of active shooter drills in the workplace cannot be overstated. Should your organization run active shooter drills?
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Testing your Response Plans: What Would Confucius Say?
On Solve
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
With the help of Confucius, Dr. Steve Goldman discusses the importance of testing your business resiliency and related response plans. A BR/CM/CC/DR plan exercise validates the plan and procedures, tests/trains responders in simulated real conditions and provides feedback to the plan developers and responders.
Creating an Effective Emergency Response Plan for Universities: A Step-by-Step Guide
BCP Builder
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A well-crafted emergency response plan is essential for ensuring the safety of students, staff, and faculty, while also minimizing disruptions to university operations. Developing a robust emergency response plan involves thorough preparation, coordination, and ongoing training.
Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide
everbridge
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Today, many BCDR programs rely on response plans for a handful of most likely potential incidents. This activity was so widespread that the FBI issued warnings regarding these scams targeting individuals and businesses involved in the recovery efforts. Build awareness.
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Mastering Business Continuity Exercises: Best Practices, Scenarios, and Tools for 2025
BCP Builder
JANUARY 20, 2025
A business continuity exercise is a simulation or activity designed to test an organisations response to potential disruptions. Here are six essential scenarios: Cybersecurity Breach Test your incident response plan by simulating a data breach or ransomware attack. What Is a Business Continuity Exercise?
Change Healthcare’s 2024 Data Breach: Key Risk Management Lessons
LogisManager
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Lack of Continuous Monitoring and Incident Response : The failure to detect the breach early on allowed the issue to spread unchecked. A proactive incident response plan, combined with continuous monitoring of internal systems, would have enabled quicker detection and containment.
Conducting effective tabletop exercises for emergency preparedness
everbridge
APRIL 8, 2025
Tabletop exercises are structured, scenario-driven discussions designed to test and evaluate the effectiveness of an organizations emergency response plans. Purpose of tabletop exercises The primary objective of these exercises is to: Assess the efficiency of response plans. Test team coordination and communication.
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7 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Fails
NexusTek
JULY 28, 2021
You’re not actively monitoring your IT infrastructure for threats. You don’t have an incident response plan. Incident response preparedness can save up to $2 million on data breaches, according to IBM, and yet 39% of small and medium-sized businesses do not have an incident response plan.
Why Paying the Ransom Should Be Your Last Option
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Many ransomware groups have ties to broader illicit activities, including terrorism, human trafficking, and weapons smuggling. This “ air-gapped ” approach ensures that ransomware cannot encrypt your backups along with your active files. Develop and test a detailed response plan to minimize confusion during an attack.
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How to Comply with FedRAMP: A Practical Guide to Authorization
Reciprocity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
These tools can help centralize policy management and streamline documentation.
Building a security-first culture
everbridge
MARCH 7, 2025
The key is to test these plans regularlyan untested plan is no plan at all. Research from Forrester indicates that companies with active crisis management programs recover from incidents 40% faster than those without. How can businesses balance security investments with other priorities?
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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat
NexusTek
JANUARY 17, 2024
Threat actors may infect the devices or systems of one party in a supply chain, using malware to steal data or spy on activities that they use to infiltrate their end target in the supply chain. Malware: Often introduced through attack vectors like those discussed above, malware may be used to further supply chain attacks.
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Cyber Insurance For Small Business: Why You Need It And How to Get Covered In 2025
LAN Infotech
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
These are foundational tools to reduce the likelihood of an attack and show that your business is actively working to protect its data. Incident Response And Data Recovery Plan Insurers love to see that you have a plan for handling cyber incidents if they occur. Without them, insurers may refuse coverage or deny claims.
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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?
Zerto
AUGUST 18, 2022
Instructions about how to use the plan end-to-end, from activation to de-activation phases. References to Crisis Management and Emergency Response plans. A schedule defining reviews, tests of the plan. Note that the DRP can be invoked without triggering the activation of the BCP.
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Cybersecurity Tips: Risk and Vulnerability Management
Security Industry Association
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Managing cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities is a critical activity for any robust security program. Vulnerabilities differ from other types of threats in that they are not necessarily the product of malicious activity but are most typically caused by software flaws or system misconfigurations.
Top Threats to University Security and How to Prepare
BCP Builder
JULY 8, 2024
From natural disasters to cyberattacks and active shooter situations, universities must be prepared to handle various emergencies. Incident Response Plan : Develop a detailed incident response plan that outlines steps to take in the event of a cyberattack, including communication protocols and data recovery procedures.
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Top Threats to University Security and How to Prepare
BCP Builder
JULY 8, 2024
From natural disasters to cyberattacks and active shooter situations, universities must be prepared to handle various emergencies. Incident Response Plan : Develop a detailed incident response plan that outlines steps to take in the event of a cyberattack, including communication protocols and data recovery procedures.
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Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan?
Bernstein Crisis Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Allow me to expand a bit… While most organizations we speak with have some level of emergency planning – basic natural disaster response plans, for example – far fewer are prepared to engage in the communications and operational maneuvering that accompanies a serious threat to reputation.
Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning
everbridge
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Technology allows for the optimization and automation of appropriate incident response, including early warning systems, standard operating procedures, escalation policies, best practices, and response team and device activations. As you audit your emergency plans, you are likely to have identified areas for improvement.
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Critical infrastructure is under attack
everbridge
MARCH 9, 2023
CIP involves a wide range of activities, such as Risk assessment Vulnerability analysis Threat detection Emergency response planning Cybersecurity measures What elements of the power grid are considered CIP? On the digital side, cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent for disrupting normal operations.
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How to Create a Data Breach Response Team
Pure Storage
MARCH 21, 2022
Before a breach, it’s critical to already have an emergency response plan, including a team of key players and the tools they need to get you back online fast. . Creating an emergency response team (ERT) is a critical step I recommend organizations take before an event. Retrieving lost data from physical and virtual devices.
Russia and the Ukraine: How Geopolitical Events Impact Resilience Management
Castellan
APRIL 6, 2022
Critical infrastructure could be at a higher risk; however, all organizations should consider and plan for potential cyber events. At Castellan, we have long been encouraging our clients to shift thinking from what might happen if a cyber event happens to what the response plan is when one occurs.
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Money at Risk: Finance & Data Security in the Digital Age
NexusTek
APRIL 19, 2023
Recent research focusing on threat activity in 2022 revealed that distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become the biggest threat to financial services businesses. Incident Response Planning: In today’s world, businesses recognize that it’s not a matter of “if” a cyber incident occurs; it’s a matter of when.
Coordinating Emergency Response and Business Continuity in Manufacturing
Plan B Consulting
JUNE 19, 2023
In manufacturing, even if there is no formal business continuity plan in place, there are often emergency response plans. These plans might not always be referred to as emergency response plans; they could be called incident response plans, major incident response plans, or hazard plans.
How flexible is your BCP?
KingsBridge BCP
AUGUST 14, 2022
You should be able to use the same BCP to respond to a fire, a train derailment, a power outage, or an active threat. This might seem a bit daunting; how can one plan possibly respond to all of these things? The answers are in your plan content and structure, and training. Plan content and structure.
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Aligning BC/DR to CSIRP Challenges
eBRP
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
An agile response requires tested and documented Incident Response Plans – including Crisis Management, Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery Plans. The immediate reaction to a cyber-security incident is the FUD factor (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt); more like ‘chickens running around with their head cut off’.
Guest Post: Building the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program
Security Industry Association
OCTOBER 19, 2023
That framework consists of six major steps: Conduct a drone vulnerability and risk assessment (DVRA): The DVRA framework is a process that identifies the threat, accounts for critical assets, determines vulnerabilities to those assets and then offers responsible and proportionate risk mitigation recommendations.
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Ukraine Is the World’s Drone Laboratory: How Does This Transcend Security in Society?
Security Industry Association
AUGUST 25, 2023
As drone activity in the nonmilitary space continues to rise, private and commercial organizations are considering their risk and how they will respond if a drone enters their airspace. While asymmetric in comparison, a recent nonmilitary incident stateside points to the evolution of using drones to carry out nefarious and criminal activity.
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3 Focus Areas for Improving Business Resilience
everbridge
AUGUST 11, 2021
More than 2,800 senior executives in organizations of all sizes across 29 industries and 73 countries weighed in on their 2020 crisis response plans in PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) annual impact survey. This is a valuable insight into resiliency planning, business operations, and the future of the workplace.
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How to Monitor Your Risk Management Plan
Reciprocity
OCTOBER 7, 2024
How to Monitor and Review Risk Assessments To monitor and review risk assessments, your organization’s risk managers should develop a risk register that includes details such as the level of urgency, response priority, and response plans for each risk.
Assessing Ransomware Risk with the Pure Storage Security Assessment
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Proactively identifying vulnerabilities can help businesses not only prevent attacks but also prepare response plans in case of an incident. Conduct threat-hunting activities to identify potential indicators of compromise proactively. Given these stakes, assessing an organizations risk for ransomware is more crucial than ever.
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Make Rapid-Fire Reporting Standards Work for You
FS-ISAC
JUNE 30, 2022
There are several steps financial institutions can take to improve response time and ensure readiness when a crisis strikes. Develop an effective incident response plan and handling strategies. Incident response plans at financial institutions vary in maturity , but can always be improved.
Mastering cybersecurity preparedness with Everbridge
everbridge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Understanding cybersecurity preparedness Cybersecurity preparedness refers to the proactive planning and implementation of measures to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. These plans should be regularly tested and updated to ensure they remain relevant and effective.
How Data Fuels Modern Fire Safety Operations—and Keeps Communities Safe
Pure Storage
MAY 22, 2023
In a recent position paper, the Urban Fire Forum-Metro Chiefs emphasized that fire departments and other emergency services should “prepare for increasing data integration into everyday activities. Weather data for enriching incident and response data, enhancing decision-making, etc.
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