January, 2016

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Pakistan: River Indus delta women's saga 

Crisis Response Journal

Sea level rise as a result of climate change is destroying Pakistan's River Indus delta and water scarcity is becoming a major issue in the region.

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New at AlertMedia: Monitoring Services and Mapping Enhancements

Alert Media

We’re excited to announce updated monitoring services. We have improved our ability to deliver a customized, comprehensive approach to monitoring and tracking items that directly impact our customers’ organizations. Our expanded monitoring service includes: A 24/7 monitoring team tracking over 2,000 third-party sources, looking for warnings that could impact your business.

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Culture impacts Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

The importance of culture when impacting Business Continuity This week I have been at a company in the Netherlands teaching the two day BCI Introduction to Business Continuity course. The company, based in The Hague , is a subsidiary of a large Middle Eastern company. During the discussions and exercises I became very aware of how the culture of the company affects its business continuity management system.

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Why you should consider implementing ISO 27001?

Behavior Group

implementing ISO 27001 Many senior executives associate ISO 27001 with IT, but take this out of your mind. ISO 27001 is about information. Is about managing the security risks and threats that can affects integrity, confidentially and availability, and guess what, it is applicable to all organizations. So, why should you consider implementing ISO 27001?

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What You’ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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Jakarta bombing teaches us the importance of crisis communication in a digital age 

Crisis Response Journal

Risk Frontiers’ PhD Student, Avianto Amri, is from Jakarta and was there last week doing fieldwork when the terror struck.

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Comment: ISIS takes a gamble 

Crisis Response Journal

The so-called Islamic State is gambling on both the political and military fronts with its intention to declare a new state, but rather than being the precursor to some major regional crusade, Patrick McIlwee says we will see even more factionalism and in By Patrick McIlwee

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Testing drones for search + rescue in Norway's extreme conditions 

Crisis Response Journal

Drones became front-page news for specialist operators, such as the police in Belgium, the fire service in the Netherlands and even during the terrorist attacks in Paris.

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Fighting for life: Why drones are infiltrating emergency services 

Crisis Response Journal

Joshua Potts provides an insight into the increasing use of drones within the emergency services, and in critical situations.

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Culture impacts Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

The importance of culture when impacting Business Continuity. This week I have been at a company in the Netherlands teaching the two day BCI Introduction to Business Continuity course. The company, based in The Hague , is a subsidiary of a large Middle Eastern company. During the discussions and exercises I became very aware of how the culture of the company affects its business continuity management system.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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2016 Incident Landscape: Changes and Challenges

Plan B Consulting

Happy New Year to all our readers! There have been a number of incidents in the UK over Christmas and New Year which I think points towards changes in the incident landscape and new challenges for business continuity people. I think these changes are going to affect us in 2016 and for several years to come. The incidents continue. As I listened to this morning news an inhabitant of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was being interviewed on Radio Scotland.

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2016 Incident Landscape: Changes and Challenges

Plan B Consulting

Happy New Year to all our readers! There have been a number of incidents in the UK over Christmas and New Year which I think points towards changes in the incident landscape and new challenges for business continuity people. I think these changes are going to affect us in 2016 and for several years to come. The incidents continue. As I listened to this morning news an inhabitant of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was being interviewed on Radio Scotland.