Crisis Response Journal
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
In his latest blog, Matt Minshall, member of CRJ's Advisory Panel, asks the question: Has Freedom of Speech been hijacked as an excuse to lie? Civilisation is a veneer of value that differentiates humans from other life forms.
Behavior Group
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Email fraud is a top risk for 2018, resulting in employee termination. Email Fraud Reports from Proofpoint and Clearswift show that businesses across the globe are concerned about email phishing campaigns. Today, two reports highlight that email phishing is a top concern for global businesses. However, a third of employees believe it is lack of… Continue reading.
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Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Following the recent news of Thomas Cook’s collapse, Charlie looks at one possible contribution to their failure. I am always sorry to see the demise of a company, especially a household name such as Thomas Cook. The loss of 9,000 jobs in the UK, another name off the high street, the repatriation of 150,000 holiday makers, and even my brother has been moaning that his Spring holiday to Turkey is cancelled and he will have to book with someone else.
SRM
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
When it comes to Business Continuity Plan testing, we should all consider Finagle’s Law. Similar to Murphy’s Law, Finagle’s agrees that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But it adds a twist: that it will happen at the worst possible time. In the world of information security, it’s an axiom for us to live by. Because, although it may sound homespun and out of kilter with today’s techno jargon, it reminds us of what is important (and often overlooked) when it comes to Business Continuity p
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.
Prism International
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Planning, training, and mock disaster exercises – Three key components of an effective disaster plan. Regardless of the size of a RIM provider or company service level, the ability to respond internally to the threat of disaster or a potential disaster is critical. One that is well documented, understood by all team members, and available for spontaneous implementation when needed.
Continuity Professional Pulse brings together the best content for business continuity professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Crisis Response Journal
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Globalisation and the increasing interdependence of our societal systems are generating multiple levels of stakeholders that are a challenge to engage with in normal times but that become a nightmare to manage in a crisis.
Behavior Group
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Anyone interested in a career in risk assessment and interested to be a CISO, CIO, CFO, security director, chief compliance, risk manager and privacy officer professional check out the CRISC certification. CRISC Certification, Risk and Information Systems Control More than 25,000 people, since 2010, have earned the Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)… Continue reading.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Following the recent news of Thomas Cook’s collapse, Charlie looks at one possible contribution to their failure. I am always sorry to see the demise of a company, especially a household name such as Thomas Cook. The loss of 9,000 jobs in the UK, another name off the high street, the repatriation of 150,000 holiday makers, and even my brother has been moaning that his Spring holiday to Turkey is cancelled and he will have to book with someone else.
eBRP
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Organizations with an active Disaster Recovery program conduct DR Tests to validate the Disaster Preparedness component of their IT Service Continuity strategies. Those exercises should validate – among other milestones – the overall recovery time (actual vs. planned RTO), completeness of DR plan documentation, level of preparedness among recovery team and the overall effectiveness of the DR response.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Prism International
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
In a previous PRISM International blog, there was a discussion related to RIM providers responding to issues of abandoned records within a record center. As a follow-up to that discussion, it is important to address that it is not a matter of if – but a matter of when a record center and team will be faced with abandoned client records, and what to do when this happens.
Alert Media
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The post 6 Workplace Fire Prevention Tips appeared first on AlertMedia.
Crisis Response Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
CRJ was pleased to have been invited to the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford campus (CRJ Key Network Partner) to listen to renowned and acclaimed solicitor advocate, Mark Scoggins of Fisher Scoggins Waters, give his personal views and share his exper By Claire Sanders
Behavior Group
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Eighty percent of companies surveyed experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, the most common being malware attacks, according to the Better Security And Business Outcomes With Security Performance Management Report by Forrester Consulting. Businesses Experienced a Cybersecurity Incident, cybersecurity The security incidents affect customer privacy/safety the most — 54 percent report customers were… Continue reading.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
After spending a week observing a series of ISO meetings in Bangkok, Charlie shares his experience of how ISOs are developed. Is this a conundrum that has kept you awake at night for years or have you only just thought about it now, after being prompted by this bulletin? I am very familiar with ISO 22301, having helped PlanB Consulting and a number of other organisations get certified to the standard, as well as both PlanB Consulting and BC Training certified to ISO 9001.
eBRP
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Insights into creating a successful Disaster Recovery Test. Part 2 – DR Test Preparations. DR Tests are the only way to measure the effectiveness of a Disaster Recovery Program. Once the objectives of a DR Test are set, the preparation activities can begin. Test preparations include reviewing DR Plans for correctness, collaborating with the various stakeholders, identifying test metrics, and managing logistics.
VOX Veritas
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Disaster recovery (DR) evolved from protecting physical workloads to virtual and cloud, but there’s still a core set of physical workloads that never went away. These are workloads that are too complex and too expensive to re-architects but are still critical to business operations. Using point tools for IT resiliency across physical, virtual and cloud can lead to fragmented environments, lowering visibility and increasing Opex costs across the enterprise.
Alert Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
The post Kawasaki Motors Speeds Up Internal Communications with AlertMedia appeared first on AlertMedia.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Crisis Response Journal
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Cold temperatures are not nearly as deadly as heat, with around two per cent of all deaths in Australia related to the latter, according to new research from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), writes Leilah Schubert.
Behavior Group
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Over 99% of cyber-threats require human interaction to work, highlighting the importance of user awareness programs and layered defenses, according to Proofpoint. Cyber-Threats Target Corporate Staff The security vendor’s 2019 Human Factor report is based on an 18-month analysis of data the firm collected across its global customer base. It adds some concrete findings to… Continue reading.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
After spending a week observing a series of ISO meetings in Bangkok, Charlie shares his experience of how ISOs are developed. Is this a conundrum that has kept you awake at night for years or have you only just thought about it now, after being prompted by this bulletin? I am very familiar with ISO 22301, having helped PlanB Consulting and a number of other organisations get certified to the standard, as well as both PlanB Consulting and BC Training certified to ISO 9001.
eBRP
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Part 1 – Determine Recovery Scope and Objectives (a Case Study). As a BCP/DR software solution provider, we are regularly called on to assist our enterprise customers with preparation, management and enhancement their DR Test and Exercises. This collaboration often provides opportunities to optimize and improve both organizations’ DR Program software implementation and usage.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Disaster Recovery
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
The technology for drone security is still in its infancy, although many innovations are being developed for capturing drones. There have been instances in the past when these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have come close to seriously jeopardizing the health, safety and, on some occasions, even the life of individuals and senior state officials. Multi-drone tactics aren’t effective against single drone attacks.
Business Resilience Decoded
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Episode 29: "Preparing for DRJ Fall 2019 in Phoenix" with Bob Arnold, Patti Fitzgerald, Rose Chotrow, and Jon Seals. Contact DRJ staff members at: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.com/BRDecoded Episode 29: "Preparing for DRJ Fall 2019 in Phoenix" with Bob Arnold, Patti Fitzgerald, Rose Chotrow, and Jon Seals.
Crisis Response Journal
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Highly publicised spats between international leaders, an emotive social media storm of condemnation, manipulated ideologies, misinformation, fake photos, fake news… What is the truth behind this year’s fires in the Amazon?
Behavior Group
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The site was taken down across Europe. The world’s most popular online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, has suffered a severe DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack, which resulted with multiple servers across the globe going offline in different points in time. DDoS attack According to the company’s Twitter account, but also a subsequent press release, the attack… Continue reading.
Plan B Consulting
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Charlie looks at what lessons we can learn about responding to disasters, from Rebecca Solnit’s book: ‘A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster’ I have a strong interest in hurricanes having worked with a number of organisations in the Caribbean. This week I am on holiday (not in the Caribbean), and I have been reading ‘A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster’ by Rebecca Solnit.
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