MHA Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2022

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. If you spend any … The post BCM Basics: Inherent Risk vs. Residual Risk appeared first on MHA Consulting. by Richard Long.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Many organizations struggle with establishing a sound business continuity strategy, a foundational aspect of a strong BC program. Follow these seven steps to implement a BC strategy that can help you swiftly recover your business processes in the event of an outage. Business Continuity Manager. Team Member(s).

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read on for a list of a dozen business continuity practices that have fallen into disuse or are no longer recommended. Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

Risk mitigation controls are the measures we take to reduce the risks our organizations face in carrying out their operations. Related on MHA Consulting: The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk Risk Mitigation Controls Explained Business continuity is all about reducing risk. Third-Party Supplier Risk Mitigation.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 27, 2023

The same thing is true of organizations and business continuity professionals. Right now, the pace of change in the broader society is as fast as I’ve ever seen it, and that looks to continue for the foreseeable future. I’ll explain what that is at the end. Operational resilience. These concepts remain as valid as ever.,

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Many companies spend millions of dollars implementing risk mitigation controls but are kept from getting their money’s worth by a disconnected, piecemeal approach. Successful risk mitigation requires that a central authority supervise controls following a coherent strategy. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2023

More simply, the job of the risk manager is to identify, prioritize, and mitigate the risks faced by the organization. Risk Management and Business Continuity The relationship of the risk management department and the business continuity office varies by organization. Knowledge of how to mitigate risks.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post is part of BCM Basics, a series of occasional, entry-level blogs on some of the key concepts in business continuity management. The strategic side of CM refers to preparations and mitigations the organization should put in place ahead of time to strengthen its crisis response capability.

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BCM METRICS

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Business continuity professionals can help their organizations raise their data protection game by acting as educators, advocates, and brokers on this issue between the business departments and IT. The post Data Guardians: The BCM Pro’s Role in Helping Business Units Protect Their Data appeared first on BCMMETRICS.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

An emerging hot topic in business continuity and risk management is the software known as a risk management information system (RMIS). An RMIS can help an organization identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks, but often they merely seduce and distract companies that are not in a position to make proper use of them.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll lay out what these domains are, reveal which ones tend to get overlooked, and explain how knowing about the domains can help business continuity professionals reduce their organizations’ risks and bolster their resilience. Exactly what those domains are will be detailed in a moment.

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Castellan

MAY 16, 2022

As such, these evolving work environments have created new challenges for business continuity, including new and evolving risks for resilience management. So, how do you mature your business continuity program alongside these work environment changes? The goal here is more than just risk identification. DOWNLOAD NOW.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

I have not always worked for a business continuity software vendor, although sometimes it seems that way. When I took the reins of the CIO, I had to see out a BCM solution to replace the substantial numbers of spreadsheets and documents centered on resiliency. They are always looking for a way to justify a BCM solution.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 18, 2023

But as their companies grow, business owners can and should start becoming more proactive about mitigating risk. As a business continuity consultant, I dislike risk and spend half my time trying to get my clients to reduce their risks. Business owners should identify their technology gaps and vulnerabilities.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 15, 2023

Vulnerability management is the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology. Then we work with the client on devising a plan to mitigate those weaknesses—and do all we can to get them to follow through on the plan (otherwise, what’s the point?). Don’t be that guy.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Risk transference is one of the four main strategies organizations can use to mitigate risk. There are four main strategies for mitigating risk : · Risk acceptance: Making a conscious decision to remain vulnerable to a potential harm, usually based on a cost-benefit analysis. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2016

This bulletin week Charlie talks about the importance of senior manager buy-in within business continuity. In my last job before PlanB Consulting and Business Continuity Training, I was working for a consultancy in Perth. He always told me that business continuity was the easiest sale he had ever had to make.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2016

This bulletin week Charlie talks about the importance of senior manager buy-in within business continuity. In my last job before PlanB Consulting and Business Continuity Training, I was working for a consultancy in Perth. He always told me that business continuity was the easiest sale he had ever had to make.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 13, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The BIA Is the Cornerstone As every business continuity (BC) professional knows, the BIA is the cornerstone of a sound BC program. Ensure that your data is in standard terms across departments so it can be legitimately compared.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment The Need for Threat Intelligence Traditional business continuity methodology leans heavily on the threat and risk assessment or TRA, in which the organization identifies potential threats and ranks them in terms of likelihood and potential impact.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The best way to do this is by making sure business continuity is integrated into a robust information security governance framework. These polices are to ensure that devices are patched appropriately and that mitigations are implemented if the devices can’t be patched (due to age, for example). Patching polices and oversight.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletin on why he thinks the business continuity profession is in decline, Charlie looks at why he does not think resilience is the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a bulletin on why I think the business continuity profession is in decline.

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Erwood Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

Debunking the Myths of Business Continuity Unlocking the Truth: Navigating 20 Myths About Business Continuity Introduction: In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the importance of business continuity cannot be overstated. Myth 2: Business Continuity Plans Are Only for Large Enterprises.

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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. Despite elaborate business continuity programs, many organizations still harbor vulnerabilities due to unidentified gaps that can bring critical processes to a standstill.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts on the industry that is business continuity and how he believes COVID has negatively impacted it. Nothing particular in the news piqued my interest this week, therefore, I decided to give my thoughts on ‘Is Business Continuity One of the Victims of COVID?’.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

In business continuity, testing of all types can lay claim to a rare distinction: it is simultaneously one of the most important parts of any program, and one of the most neglected. They can benefit organizations by helping keep the recovery team personnel sharp and making business continuity part of the organization’s culture.

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eBRP

MAY 17, 2018

Within Business Continuity circles there is ongoing debate about the relevance and role of Risk Assessment in developing a BCM program. Once risks have been assessed, strategies can be developed to mitigate or reduce their potential impact on our operations. This is the risk mitigation approach in a nut-shell.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Risk Assessment: The Best Way to Identify Your Biggest Threats Weird Weather and BCM The past twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather events worldwide. Assessing the natural threats facing the organization has been a cornerstone of BCM all along.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 7, 2017

Following his recent bulletins about whether business continuity is in decline and why resilience is not the solution, this week Charlie looks at how BC managers can save the profession. So, for our business continuity managers there are lots of threats to plan for, mitigate and prepare the organisation’s response to.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

May 18, 2021 – Infinite Blue , a leading provider of business continuity/disaster recovery planning and response management software, today announced it has been recognized by Forrester as a Strong Performer in the May 2021 The Forrester Wave™: Business Continuity Management (BCM) Software, Q2 2021 report.

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MHA Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

MHA Consulting, a proven leader in Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning, is thrilled to announce the continuation of its longstanding partnership with a prominent not-for-profit healthcare system operating medical centers, critical access hospitals, and medical clinics in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.

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Stratogrid Advisory

APRIL 18, 2020

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. If not executed efficiently, the organization’s stakeholders could quickly lose interest, and the BIA results could not meet your BCM Program requirements.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Risk Assessment: The Best Way to Identify Your Biggest Threats Weird Weather and BCM The past twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather events worldwide. Assessing the natural threats facing the organization has been a cornerstone of BCM all along.

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