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Step 2: Identify Potential Threats Categorize Threats : Classify potential threats into categories such as natural disasters, technological risks, human-made hazards, and health emergencies. ResponsePlans : Develop detailed responseplans for each identified risk.
Step 2: Identify Potential Threats Categorize Threats : Classify potential threats into categories such as natural disasters, technological risks, human-made hazards, and health emergencies. ResponsePlans : Develop detailed responseplans for each identified risk.
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This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to businesscontinuityplans. Firstly, rewriting the BusinessContinuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.
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BusinessContinuityPlanning Guide for Smaller Organizations. We recognize that many businesscontinuityplanning terms and industry-leading methodologies can be foreign to your organization. It can be overwhelming if your organization has never implemented a robust businesscontinuity program.
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