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PwC’s analysis is important for organizations who want to improve their critical event management plans so that when the next crisis arises, the right actions can be taken by the right people at the right time to help protect a company’s assets, people, and business operations while reducing businessrecovery time and costs.
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ICS enables integrated communication and planning by establishing a manageable span of control. The Command Staff for a corporation would be a combination of the Incident Commander, Corporate Communications and Corporate Security officer. On a recent post, we discussed the basics of the Incident Command System (ICS).
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