MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

The threat of utility or network outages. Websites for state and local public safety, transportation, and emergency management agencies. Threats posed by cyberattacks: ransomware, data theft, and the rest. Threats affecting access to one’s facilities caused by road construction, accident, or political unrest. Human tipsters.

All-Hazards 98

All-Hazards Hazard Business Continuity Mitigation 98

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Ensure that if a lot more staff are going to work from home you inform your IT department, as they may receive more calls to the help desk and they may need to make changes to the VPN to enable more staff to dial in If there is no public transport or it is severely disrupted, discuss with staff how are they going to get to work.

Transportation 52

Transportation Outage Business Continuity Continuity Planning 52

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A NERC report also noted a significant increase in physical security incidents since 2020, with substantial outages reported in North Carolina, Washington and California. Energy Department’s Office of Cybersecurity, emphasized the “heightened threat environment” in the industry. in December 2022 left 35,430 utility customers without power.

Security 52

Security Transportation Healthcare Technology 52

everbridge

JUNE 12, 2023

For example, in February 2021 a severe winter storm hit Texas , causing widespread power outages and water shortages. As climate change affects agricultural yields, energy availability, and transport infrastructure, organizations that depend on global supply chains may face disruptions and increased costs.

Mitigation 52

Mitigation Vulnerability Outage Resilience 52

Pure Storage

JUNE 6, 2023

The biggest plus point for me running Oracle databases is the ability to test your DR processes without actually having to failover and take a production outage. Select Async Replication and choose the transport (I’m using Ethernet for IP-based replication, but FC is also an alternative option).

Failover 52

Failover Transportation Outage Fashion 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As it was about 6:45pm, there was no other transport which I could catch back to Scotland, either by plane or train, so I joined the long queue for rebooking home the next day. After a major IT outage or cyber incident, you may need more staff to man the IT help desk as they are likely to be taking more calls. Examples I gave were: 1.

Transportation 52

Transportation Travel Outage Activation 52

OffsiteDataSync

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Typically, backup systems are called into action for discrete outages. Logical and/or physical air gapping : Backups should be protected from network intrusions so ransomware cannot reach them. Examples include when files are lost, a virtual machine becomes corrupted or a server hosting multiple VMs goes down.

Backup 52

Backup Failover Disaster Recovery Malware 52

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As it was about 6:45pm, there was no other transport which I could catch back to Scotland, either by plane or train, so I joined the long queue for rebooking home the next day. After a major IT outage or cyber incident, you may need more staff to man the IT help desk as they are likely to be taking more calls. Examples I gave were: 1.

Transportation 52

Transportation Travel Outage Activation 52

Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 1, 2022

Logistics Route and Capacity Constraints : Supply chain transportation and freight is already being impacted across the globe. In addition, global transporters UPS and FedEx have discontinued all shipments to both Russia and Ukraine and will consider further restrictions if the conflict expands to other countries directly.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Logistics Transportation Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Ensure that if a lot more staff are going to work from home you inform your IT department, as they may receive more calls to the help desk and they may need to make changes to the VPN to enable more staff to dial in If there is no public transport or it is severely disrupted, discuss with staff how are they going to get to work.

Transportation 40

Transportation Outage Business Continuity Continuity Planning 40

everbridge

JULY 20, 2023

With power outages, you now have people who are oxygen dependent, who don’t have access to their oxygen because the power’s been turned off. Empower citizens to self-report their access and functional needs as well as their likelihood of relocating to a cooling center or shelter, and if they’ll need transportation.

Management 52

Management Vulnerability Command Center Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. We have seen outages of some of the large data centres, such as Amazon or Microsoft 365, which affected large numbers of organisations worldwide. My Hive internet heating system was down last week due to an outage at a data centre.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Outage Fashion Business Recovery 40

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. We have seen outages of some of the large data centres, such as Amazon or Microsoft 365, which affected large numbers of organisations worldwide. My Hive internet heating system was down last week due to an outage at a data centre.

Business Continuity 40

Business Continuity Outage Fashion Business Recovery 40

Pure Storage

AUGUST 12, 2024

A recent Pure Storage survey found that 69% of organizations consider recovering from a cyber event to be fundamentally different from recovering from a “traditional” outage or disaster. Data-in-transit encryption: Implement Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure data as it travels across networks.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Audit Evaluation Authentication 52

Pure Storage

AUGUST 16, 2021

Utility companies can do more proactive maintenance to avoid downtime and outages. The metro system works efficiently, transporting nearly 5 million passengers every day before lockdowns. Farmers can even leverage the insights to drive productivity, irrigation, and harvesting.

Retail 52

Retail Healthcare Entertainment Damage Assessment 52

On Solve

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As a second example, a logistics and transportation company shared the following scenario: “On a Friday morning, we noticed many of our staff were not showing up to work, causing a major staff shortage. We soon realized that Thursday night, a tornado hit one of the primary communities where our staff live.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Travel Scenario Planning 52

Zerto

JULY 30, 2024

This caused a major outage in many sectors, including transportation, and CrowdStrike customers scrambled to roll back their systems or implement a workaround to restore systems to working order. We cannot prevent 100% of outages, but collectively we can prevent most and mitigate the impact of those that occur.

Outage 52

Outage Backup Disaster Recovery Failover 52

IT Governance BC

JULY 30, 2024

Mitigating supply chain risk After widespread coverage, the CrowdStrike outage from 19 July 2024 hardly needs an introduction. The outage was caused by a bad security update rolled out by CrowdStrike. Without question, this is one of the most expensive IT outages to date, with significant global impact. million Windows devices.

Business Continuity 91

Business Continuity Insurance Insurance Outage 91

Plan B Consulting

JULY 5, 2021

While I was there, the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in the USA stopped fuel transportation on the East Coast. There have been major cyber attacks on SCADA systems, the biggest of which is the Ukraine Power outage of 2015, leaving more than 230,000 people without power.

Security 52

Security Malware Vulnerability Transportation 52

Plan B Consulting

JULY 5, 2021

While I was there, the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in the USA stopped fuel transportation on the East Coast. A SCADA system can be found in an extensive range of industries, including: Agriculture Healthcare Nuclear Reactor Transportation Energy Sector Civil and Chemical Engineering Water Plant Research.

Security 52

Security Malware Vulnerability Transportation 52

Castellan

JUNE 10, 2021

We already saw back in November 2020 the potential for large-scale failures when AWS had an outage that affected a number of well-known and widely used companies such as Adobe, Glassdoor, and Roku.

Resilience 52

Resilience Healthcare Impact Analysis Cybersecurity 52

Pure Storage

APRIL 26, 2022

We think of cities as being powered by people, transportation, energy, and buildings—the things we can see with our own eyes as we move around a bustling metropolis. If security events and outages can cause enterprises to come to a grinding halt—what about a city that’s running on data? How to Address Smart City Data Risks.

Security 52

Security Hospitality Marketing Transportation 52

everbridge

MARCH 6, 2025

For example, flood-resistant buildings or renewable energy systems that ensure power continuity during outages can significantly reduce vulnerabilities. It then established alternative transportation routes and pre-positioned inventory in safer locations. Infrastructure investments are equally important.

Resilience 52

Resilience Retail Logistics Scenario Planning 52