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Choosing the Right Crisis Leader

BryghtPath

In April 2017, the internet exploded with the viral video of a passenger being dragged from United Express Flight 3411 by security and law enforcement officers in Chicago after refusing to exit the aircraft after the flight had been overbooked. The aftermath of this incident resulted in a significant reputational crisis for United Airlines.

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The Outrage or Lack Thereof: Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Outage

Fusion Risk Management

For example, in an effort to keep flights running, many airports switched to manual processes; Delhi wrote out departure gate details on a whiteboard, and Gatwick switched to manual security checks on boarding passes. 13 It speaks to the fact that third parties and Operations, Security, and IT teams are now all intrinsically linked.

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From Insights to Action: Navigating Risk Management in 2024 & Beyond

LogisManager

By identifying risks early and managing them effectively, we can avoid negligence and ensure our organization remains secure and resilient. These failures are preventable. As trusted advisors to our board, we have a duty to provide the assurance needed to prevent fraud, waste, and negligence.

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ICO fines British Airways £20 million for data breach affecting 400,000-plus customers

Behavior Group

ICO fines British Airways, data breach, cyber attack An ICO investigation found that the airline was processing a significant amount of personal data without adequate security… Continue reading.

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8.5 Million Crashes Later: Why CrowdStrike’s Blunder Is Your Risk Management Wake-Up Call

LogisManager

One company’s screw-up spiraled into a global disaster, hitting everyone from airlines to banks. Get proactive, get protected, and let’s keep our systems, data, and futures secure. Third-Party Contagion: When One Falls, We All Fall This incident perfectly illustrates third-party contagion.

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British Airways under fire for leaking passenger info in links

Behavior Group

British Airways has come under fire from the security community again, this time after a vulnerability in its e-ticketing system was found to be exposing passenger’s personal information leaking passenger info in links Security firm Wandera claimed in a blog post yesterday that the airline was sending out unencrypted check-in links to customers which (..)

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Scary DR Stories 2023 Recap

Zerto

This past year, we helped American Airlines with a migration project. Large enterprises, like American Airlines and CVS, are using Zerto to seamlessly protect 1000s of VMs to, from, and between the cloud. It is a clean room with zero trust architecture that is completely air-gapped, isolated, and provides immutable data copies.

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