Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I was a little nervous about the trip but travelling around the city seemed very benign. As part of the insurance you get a kidnap specialist who is skilled in negotiating back the victim. So yet another threat to consider is kidnap.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Insurance Insurance Crisis Management 40

Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2016

This week Charlie looks at kidnap as a business continuity threat after his recent travels. I was a little nervous about the trip but travelling around the city seemed very benign. As part of the insurance you get a kidnap specialist who is skilled in negotiating back the victim. So yet another threat to consider is kidnap.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Insurance Insurance Crisis Management 40

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

A few statistics This is the best I can find in terms of organisations that have paid ransoms: CWT Global – the US travel services company paid $4.5 Travelex – the travel money firm paid $2.3 CNA Financial – one of the largest insurance companies in the USA, paid $40 Million in ransom after the March 2021 cyberattack.[3]

Travel 52

Travel Insurance Insurance Education 52

National Fire Protection Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Meanwhile, travel to just about any urban setting and you’ll surely see people on e-bikes and e-scooters nimbly navigating city streets. Few would argue that emerging technologies like electric vehicles (EVs) and electric micromobility devices (more commonly known as e-bikes and e-scooters) are transforming today’s modes of transportation.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Education Transportation 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A while ago I was the Emergency Planning Manager for a large company, as they had many international travellers, travelling to all parts of the world. You may get a negotiator as part of your cyber insurance or you should be aware of who you might use if it happened to you.

Travel 52

Travel Fashion Banking Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A while ago I was the Emergency Planning Manager for a large company, as they had many international travellers, travelling to all parts of the world. You may get a negotiator as part of your cyber insurance or you should be aware of who you might use if it happened to you.

Travel 52

Travel Fashion Banking Insurance 52

Erwood Group

JUNE 10, 2020

Limit, reduce, or avoid altogether employee travel. This includes having employees traveling to other offices or other internal business sites. Contact your insurance agent about what you are covered for and not covered for in protecting against lawsuits from customers and/or employees after reopening.

Education 52

Education Travel Consulting Insurance 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

I think this will further drive the work from home and reduced travel agendas. I think that Business Continuity Certification will be made mandatory by Insurance Companies and Banks. One assumption that goes out the door is far shore alternate sites and all those travel plans.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

BCP Builder

APRIL 20, 2020

I think this will further drive the work from home and reduced travel agendas. I think that Business Continuity Certification will be made mandatory by Insurance Companies and Banks. One assumption that goes out the door is far shore alternate sites and all those travel plans. A pandemic was expected.

BCP 52

BCP Continuity Planning Business Continuity Pandemic 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 14, 2014

Great swathes of lowland Britain is soggy, making travel difficult. If a computer or hard drive is lost or stolen, for example, the value of it (which is what your insurer is interested in) may be £400. The following article was published on the Microsoft website and written by Nick Saalfeld of Wells Park Communications.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Consulting Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 14, 2014

Great swathes of lowland Britain is soggy, making travel difficult. If a computer or hard drive is lost or stolen, for example, the value of it (which is what your insurer is interested in) may be £400. The following article was published on the Microsoft website and written by Nick Saalfeld of Wells Park Communications.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Consulting Vulnerability 52

Erwood Group

JULY 12, 2022

Insurance Contact Information. Personnel & team members can travel, as required. Business Continuity Planning Committee. Plan Revision Tracking and Approval. Key Contact Information. Internal Contacts. External contacts. Key Vendor Contact Information. Other Key Service Provider Contact information. Risk Assessment Key Findings.

Continuity Planning 114

Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Disaster Recovery 114

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

Work, education, shopping, entertainment, and travel are just a handful of the areas that have been transformed. But most importantly, the data storage must have the ability to be air-gapped as this is truly the only way to prevent unauthorized digital access. Consequently, today, our data is like gravity – it’s everywhere.

Backup 116

Backup Government Application Security 116

Reciprocity

MARCH 24, 2022

A Robust Internal Reporting System. Employees detect a large portion of corporate fraud cases. A confidential hotline, an internal website or portal, or another type of reporting mechanism provides employees with the means to report suspected fraudulent activities.

Audit 52

Audit Banking Activation Authorization 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

Travel 52

Travel BCM Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 4, 2014

Strangely enough, I am just about to help a client plan an exercise involving the loss of one of their staff while travelling abroad on company business, and the trouble in Yemen certainly gave me a lot of food for thought. There are 10 questions a business continuity manager should be asking concerning staff travel abroad: 1.

Travel 52

Travel BCM Insurance Insurance 52

Disaster Recovery Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

But that was my unofficial designation when I worked for the largest insurance broker in the world some 20 odd years ago. For me, this looks like a walk through nature or traveling to Montana to see my grandkids (who make me laugh). What a ridiculous title â?? The Queen of Doom.â?? My peers and direct reports gave it to me.

Disaster Recovery 214

Disaster Recovery Risk Management Emergency Response Emergency Response 214

Disaster Preparedness

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

This may be easier said than done, since most drug insurance programs limit the amount you can obtain. Try telling that to your insurance company though. Some insurance programs will give you up to three months’ worth of medicine if you purchase through a mail order program. Otherwise get the 500 mg.

Insurance 130

Insurance Insurance Disaster Preparedness Pandemic 130

everbridge

AUGUST 11, 2021

They also extend protection to visitors and workers who may be traveling for business or working out of a facility or branch where they’re not normally assigned. Travelers are often unaware of the local equivalent of 9-1-1 when visiting foreign countries for work. Employee schedules and capabilities. Global public emergency services.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Travel Hospitality Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

I suspect that it is front page news in places that have recently had their first few indigenous infections, with people being infected by local mosquitoes rather than it being travel-related. When I travelled to Mexico a couple of months ago, there were posts all over the airport in Houston, Texas warning about the virus.

Travel 52

Travel Mitigation Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

I suspect that it is front page news in places that have recently had their first few indigenous infections, with people being infected by local mosquitoes rather than it being travel-related. When I travelled to Mexico a couple of months ago, there were posts all over the airport in Houston, Texas warning about the virus.

Travel 52

Travel Mitigation Insurance Insurance 52

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For instance, part of any plan for continuity is insurance. If a Chinese supplier doesn’t have insurance and is wiped out by a weather disaster such as the flooding in the Henan province in 2021 that killed 302 and cost $16.5 Air travel may be affected by volcanic activity, severe storms, or even tsunami.

Insurance 52

Insurance Insurance Resilience Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

But that was my unofficial designation when I worked for the largest insurance broker in the world some 20 odd years ago. For me, this looks like a walk through nature or traveling to Montana to see my grandkids (who make me laugh). What a ridiculous title The Queen of Doom. My peers and direct reports gave it to me.

Disaster Recovery 130

Disaster Recovery Risk Management Emergency Response Emergency Response 130

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Many people evacuated New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina by driving west on Interstate 10 however you do not need to travel hundreds of miles to safety. Insurance – Check with your insurance provider or broker to determine limits of coverage before hurricane season.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

I think we need to identify if any of our staff are going to travel to an area affected by the outbreak. You may want to talk to your health insurance provider to see if they are providing guidance or putting any limits on the coverage of your policy. We should then do a risk assessment to determine whether they should go or not.

Travel 52

Travel Business Continuity Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

I think we need to identify if any of our staff are going to travel to an area affected by the outbreak. You may want to talk to your health insurance provider to see if they are providing guidance or putting any limits on the coverage of your policy. We should then do a risk assessment to determine whether they should go or not.

Travel 52

Travel Business Continuity Insurance Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

We live in a fairly safe world in that there are cures for most diseases, we can build defences against nature and most threats we have met before, and there is insurance which at least gives us money to rebuild. This will be especially prevalent in the leisure market as people are not travelling, taking holidays or going out.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Banking Travel Insurance 52

Plan B Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

We live in a fairly safe world in that there are cures for most diseases, we can build defences against nature and most threats we have met before, and there is insurance which at least gives us money to rebuild. This will be especially prevalent in the leisure market as people are not travelling, taking holidays or going out.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Banking Travel Insurance 52

Security Industry Association

MAY 12, 2021

Prominent integrator, dealer, installer and practitioner organizations are signing on to attend, including security professionals from American Integrated Security Group, ASAP Security, BlackRock, City of Los Angeles, Department of Homeland Security, IBM, Lockheed Martin, MGM Resorts International, Molson Coors Beverage Company, National Football League (..)

Education 52

Education Marketing Pandemic Security 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Authentication 142

Authentication Cybersecurity Security Government 142

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Cybersecurity Security Government 59

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In light of the possibility of attacks in Europe, I think it is advisable to review and update our travel security plans and responses. While you may have company travel insurance, it’s important for the company to actively support and implement their duty of care for business travellers.

Travel 52

Travel Insurance Insurance Pandemic 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

This is likely to impact industries where transparency matters, such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Additionally, posting on social media and reacting to social media posts should be done with no sharing of personal information including sensitive information like home address, travel, family plans and related information.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Cybersecurity Security Government 52