MHA Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Read on to learn about the BCM year in review. It’s the best way to get a handle on the organization, its culture, what their most important business processes are, the threats they face, and the current state of their BCM program. There’s a lot to be said for ruthless efficiency when it comes to BCM. A new focus on efficiency.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 13, 2023

Business continuity management (BCM) professionals hustled to adapt their recovery strategies and plans to the new workplace model. The topic for today is, now that the hybrid model appears to be a permanent fixture, do BCM offices need to revisit their recovery strategies and plans? The answer is yes. Hybrid adds complexity.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Benefits of Crisis Simulations Crisis simulations can provide invaluable insights into an organization’s vulnerabilities and help identify areas for improvement before an actual crisis occurs.

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SRM

JULY 3, 2018

also brings an increased level of vulnerability. with increased opportunity comes increased vulnerability appeared first on Security Risk Management. This new era of technological revolution presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation, diversification, agility and cost optimisation. Yet the Industrial Revolution v4.1

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: How to Get Strong: Unlocking the Power of Vulnerability Management The Practice of Vulnerability Management Last week, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote a blog about vulnerability management , the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Instead, they should be developed in coordination with the cybersecurity department to ensure that recovery measures do not inadvertently create vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers. This can reveal vital information about the heightened vulnerabilities that often arise during recovery. Cyber steering committee.

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IT Governance BC

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Although share prices showed signs of recovery within a couple of days, more than £1 billion was wiped off the stock market value of the firm, as investors worried that retailers may be less keen to buy into the automated warehouse technology having seen that there is a potential vulnerability.*. Business continuity management.

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MHA Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2023

Organizationally, risk management tends to take place a level above the nuts and bolts work of business continuity management (BCM), but the goals of the two activities dovetail, and as will be explained below, the BC professional has the opportunity to make a solid contribution toward helping the organization do better at managing risk.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

A strategy involving a conscious decision to remain vulnerable to a potential harm, usually based on a cost-benefit analysis. The most vulnerable areas tend to be electrical power, data backups, and network connectivity. A related but higher level concept is that of risk mitigation strategies. Risk avoidance. Risk limitation.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Here are some examples of vulnerabilities that can exist at facilities even after risk mitigation controls have been implemented: The backup power source can provide only a fraction of the power needed to keep critical operations running in the event of an outage. I wish it were true.

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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. Traditional, formalized Risk Assessment aims to identify the threats to which our organization is vulnerable.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, while it’s true that having a remote-capable workforce increases resilience in some ways, remote work has vulnerabilities of its own. These vulnerabilities should be identified and addressed in the BC plan. “Remote is our plan,” they’ll say. People’s homes can flood and regions can lose power.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Factors such as hybrid setups, Software as a Service connections, and the vulnerability of cloud-services providers make it essential for responsible organizations to develop comprehensive IT/DR plans.

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Disaster Recovery Outage BCM Application 111

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2022

In fact, service providers are also vulnerable to vendor … The post What Service Providers Need to Know About Supply Chain Risk Management appeared first on MHA Consulting. Many service providers tune out talk about supply chain risk management since they think the issue only affects manufacturers and retailers.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 18, 2023

Business owners should identify their technology gaps and vulnerabilities. Finally, look at the technology you depend on—everything you use to measure, manage, and monitor the business from a technical perspective. Mitigate the ones that have the greatest potential to impact your operations.

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MHA Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

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. Risk avoidance: Altering organizational behavior to eliminate a given risk. Risk limitation: Taking measures to reduce risk, short of completely eliminating it.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

In recent years, we have entered a uniquely tumultuous period, one characterized by weird weather, global conflict, and heightened supply chain vulnerability, among other challenges. However, there is a case to be made that assessing threats on an annual basis is no longer sufficient.

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All-Hazards Hazard Business Continuity Mitigation 98

Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Risk Assessment will increase your organization’s awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, which will let your management make better decisions. Outside of BCP, Risk Assessment can also enhance your organization’s strategic decision-making abilities. What are the steps to assess risk?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Risk Assessment will increase your organization’s awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, which will let your management make better decisions. BCM as a Service. Outside of BCP, Risk Assessment can also enhance your organization’s strategic decision-making abilities. What are the steps to assess risk? 18 Articles. 6 Articles.

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BCM METRICS

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. An Eye-Opening Exercise Earlier this week I did a two-hour mock disaster exercise with a healthcare client.

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Internet Healthcare Outage Vulnerability 72

MHA Consulting

APRIL 27, 2024

Remind the managers that life is uncertain and the world currently more hazardous than ever thanks to the rise of cyberattacks, extreme weather, supply chain vulnerabilities, incidents of workplace violence, the heightened risk of reputational damage due to social media, global conflict, and similar threats.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

A mature risk model has the ability to gather data on risks from across the organization, bubble it up to the senior levels, and boil it down to the handful of areas that are both highly critical and highly vulnerable.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 20, 2023

A mature risk model has the ability to gather data on risks from across the organization, bubble it up to the senior levels, and boil it down to the handful of areas that are both highly critical and highly vulnerable.

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Castellan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

By understanding your impact tolerance, you can better understand the impact single points of failure and vulnerabilities could have on your organization. Impact tolerance is an important component of an operational resilience strategy. Tips to Set Impact Tolerance.

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MHA Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 12, 2024

They are also subject to penalties if they are impacted by an event and are subsequently found to have left themselves vulnerable through noncompliance. Their compliance is regularly checked by audit, and failure to meet the required standards can result in fines and other penalties.

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IT Governance BC

JULY 30, 2024

So, for business continuity management [BCM] purposes, it’s better to come at it from the other direction: What processes [business activities] are critical to your organisation? While the disruption is ongoing, and your systems are unavailable, does that make you more vulnerable to other incidents?

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Healthcare organizations are uniquely vulnerable to hackers and are subject to more than their share of cyberattacks. In today’s post, we’ll look at the measures hospitals and other facilities that care for patients can and should take to improve their resilience in the face of the rising threat. health care system in American history.”

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

In addition, technology is a potential source of vulnerability as well as a means of reducing it. There is thus no reason why BCM should not apply to public bodies. Myth 65: Children and young people are too vulnerable to be exposed to the effects of disaster. Reality: The problem of disasters is largely a social one.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 13, 2024

These are the three most important aspects of BC—the areas every company should devise recovery plans and conduct exercises for in advance in order to reduce their vulnerability to disruptions and ensure they can quickly return to normal operations after an event. Making plans to manage emergencies and crises.

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Business Continuity Crisis Management Alternate Site Fashion 59

MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In case you missed it, here they are again: Risk acceptance is a conscious decision to remain vulnerable to a potential harm, usually based on a cost-benefit analysis. Ongoing mitigation is necessary because if you don’t take action, you remain vulnerable. It should become a part of the company culture. And then keep it going.

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MHA Consulting

JULY 20, 2023

Companies should also consider crafting policies that address employees’ digital hygiene, the goal being to reduce the organization’s vulnerability to cyberattack. Another issue that might be addressed is whether and when employees must use a VPN.

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Government Media Risk Management Consulting 94

MHA Consulting

MAY 25, 2023

Even companies that do not use AI tools are likely to be vulnerable because suppliers of theirs almost certainly do use them. This is due to the proliferation of AI tools in widely used apps and services and the ability of those tools to rapidly scan data sets and make connections.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 22, 2024

BIA On-Demand lets you swiftly identify your organization’s most critically time-sensitive business processes and applications, telling you which processes you need to protect in order to minimize your vulnerability to disruptions.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. The implementation of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program can be a complicated and lengthy process, which directly depends on the organization's size and complexity.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Once implemented, a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program will support your organization's value statement and its mission. Section 2 - Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program Implementation. Section 9 - BCM Program Maintenance. 2 – BCM Program Implementation. 9 – BCM Program Maintenance.

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