Assurance IT

JUNE 18, 2021

Only 20% of the businesses have a formal business continuity plan and this is not enough. Keep reading this blog to find out why your enterprise needs a BC plan and what you need in yours. What Is Business Continuity Plan For? No business plans or controls when disasters occur.

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On Solve

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With the help of Confucius, Dr. Steve Goldman discusses the importance of testing your business resiliency and related response plans. With the recent COVID-19 events, it is time to look at it again. More importantly, an exercise helps answer the question: “Will my response plan actually work?” Dr. Steven B.

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Online Computers

MARCH 10, 2023

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a vital document that outlines the procedures and strategies an organization must follow to be able to continue operating in the event of an emergency or a disaster. Read also : 5 Real-life business continuity planning cases you need to know 5.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Today, many BCDR programs rely on response plans for a handful of most likely potential incidents. With this in mind, we advise our clients to build a flexible infrastructure that will allow them to respond to any event–or combination of events. Think beyond single scenario planning. Build awareness.

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 19, 2023

In manufacturing, even if there is no formal business continuity plan in place, there are often emergency response plans. These plans might not always be referred to as emergency response plans; they could be called incident response plans, major incident response plans, or hazard plans.

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NexusTek

JULY 7, 2021

The three-step process of risk identification, analysis, and evaluation provides a foundation for the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans to maintain operations during an internal or even external crisis. A robust BC/DR plan promotes a swift rebound and improves business uptime, no matter the crisis.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What is a Business Continuity Plan? References to Crisis Management and Emergency Response plans.

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SRM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

That’s where business continuity planning comes in. Tabletop exercises are an important part of developing and testing any business continuity plan. Employers and employees alike can walk through a multitude of example scenarios in order to get business continuity plans off the written page and make them more tangible.

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BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Incident Response Plan : Develop a detailed incident response plan that outlines steps to take in the event of a cyberattack, including communication protocols and data recovery procedures.

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BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Incident Response Plan : Develop a detailed incident response plan that outlines steps to take in the event of a cyberattack, including communication protocols and data recovery procedures.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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FEI

JUNE 23, 2021

All this leads to the question: How do you continue to respond to crises with a skeleton staff? Here are a few tips to keep in mind when developing your own business continuity plan: Have training documents prepared. Keep track of newly available data and continuously generate new hypotheses based on updated information.

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PagerDuty

JUNE 26, 2024

It can be used to reduce noise by collating and aggregating events from a host of IT systems and tools. Alternatively, firms could manually disable a machine or application or create a PagerDuty test incident to trigger an outage and then practice their response procedures. Incident simulation : Practice, practice, practice!

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On Solve

MARCH 15, 2022

That means business continuity leaders like you must be able to communicate and execute crisis response plans quickly and effectively. In today’s complex threat landscape, you’re tasked with optimizing a continuous improvement process. You’ve created and communicated updated protocols so your people stay safe.

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NexusTek

AUGUST 18, 2021

While this recovery is hopeful, companies must not rely on the expectation their ransom will be returned: The Colonial Pipeline attack was a high-profile event, which demanded extensive resources to recover only part of the ransom ; this treatment may not be provided for every business. Establish a business continuity plan.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

This week, Charlie discusses why scenario-specific plans are an important addition to business continuity plans. Firstly, rewriting the Business Continuity Institutes’, ‘ Good Practice Guidelines ’ (GPG). We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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Fusion Risk Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Business continuity plans, recovery strategies, and crisis response plans can be complex, overwhelming, and time consuming – and they can stand in the way of agility in the midst of a crisis. A great place to start is to ensure that recovery planning is a strategic priority.

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Risk Management Monitor

MARCH 4, 2022

For example, given the tragic events and breaking developments around the conflict, many may be glued to news or social media. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans. Organizations should be asking themselves, “What does the work day look like without access to the business’ systems?”

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Erwood Group

MARCH 20, 2023

A disaster can take many forms, such as: A cyber attack A natural disaster like a flood or earthquake A power outage A disaster recovery plan is a critical component of a business continuity plan or BCP meaning it’s essential for ensuring the survival of a business in the event of a crisis.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

There are three steps every organization should take ahead of time to ensure it can communicate effectively during an event: Prepare scripts for the four or five negative events that are most likely to happen. Identify and train the right spokespeople to comment to the media, speak on camera, and post to social media about the event.

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SRM

APRIL 2, 2019

We can have meticulous Incident Response plans in place but if we can’t communicate effectively with the press we leave the interpretation of facts in the hands of journalists and editors whose motivation is not to reassure but to create attention-grabbing headlines. Follow us on Linkedin. Virtual CISO: too good to be true?

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eBRP

MAY 17, 2018

The rationale for developing Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) is that in the event of a disruption – regardless of the threat – those Plans exist to ensure the continued delivery of critical products and services to our customers.

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Erwood Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Automated Incident Response: How it Works: AI-driven incident response systems can automatically detect and respond to security incidents. Application: In the event of a cybersecurity breach, AI automates the identification, containment, and eradication of threats, reducing response time.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago There was a time where if you looked at a business continuity plan, it consisted of a series of risk scenarios.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 15, 2021

This week I talk about writing incident scenarios and how different business continuity plans have come back in style. How we wrote business continuity plans 20 years ago. There was a time where if you looked at a business continuity plan, it consisted of a series of risk scenarios. The return of the mullet.

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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Does your curriculum provide training for employees to make them aware of your emergency response plans and continuity plans? Exercises and tests: Are program plans and procedures evaluated through periodic exercises and tests? Training and education: Does your program have a curriculum?

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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Does your curriculum provide training for employees to make them aware of your emergency response plans and continuity plans? Exercises and tests: Are program plans and procedures evaluated through periodic exercises and tests? Training and education: Does your program have a curriculum?

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Fusion Risk Management

JUNE 13, 2022

We had to adjust our thinking that a crisis was a singular event. . These professionals are adjusting their plans to account for these compound crises and are working to understand how their existing continuity plans can be impacted when faced with addressing multiple crises. Horizon Scanning. Map Your Dependencies.

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Castellan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While it’s a great time to celebrate all of the hard work business continuity, disaster response, and incident management teams do year round, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness throughout your organization about the valuable role these programs play in ensuring operational resilience, which is a big win for everyone.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) breaks Business Continuity Plan testing down into four types: tabletop exercise/structured walk-through tests, walk-through drills/simulation tests, functional drills/parallel tests, and full-interruption/full-scale tests. How to Plan a Mock Disaster Exercise.”

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) breaks Business Continuity Plan testing down into four types: tabletop exercise/structured walk-through tests, walk-through drills/simulation tests, functional drills/parallel tests, and full-interruption/full-scale tests. How to Plan a Mock Disaster Exercise.”

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 17, 2016

The plant health and safety team were responsible for writing the emergency response plan and had oil clean up equipment and trained personnel. It very quickly became obvious to me that I have focussed too much on planning for PPRS incidents and not looked at the wider range of incidents which could affect the plant.

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Plan B Consulting

MARCH 17, 2016

The plant health and safety team were responsible for writing the emergency response plan and had oil clean up equipment and trained personnel. It very quickly became obvious to me that I have focussed too much on planning for PPRS incidents and not looked at the wider range of incidents which could affect the plant.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 10, 2023

This should include evaluating access controls, backup and recovery procedures, and incident response plans. The strategy should also include a plan for incident response and business continuity in the event of a ransomware attack.

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Business Resilience Decoded

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Does your curriculum provide training for employees to make them aware of your emergency response plans and continuity plans? Exercises and tests: Are program plans and procedures evaluated through periodic exercises and tests? Training and education: Does your program have a curriculum?

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Erwood Group

JULY 7, 2022

Business Continuity Strategies. Incident Response. Plan Development and Implementation. Business Continuity Plan Exercises, Assessment, and Maintenance. Addressing each of the areas named above as part of your business continuity program increases your ability as a business to recover and operate the business.

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