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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

Pure Storage

Sextortion scams surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attackers sending emails claiming to have hacked webcams or email accounts, demanding Bitcoin to delete the alleged footage. Leverage cybersecurity tools and technologies Modern tools can significantly enhance an organizations ability to detect and prevent threats.

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Did Your Emergency Response Team Survive the Pandemic?

FEI

This coordinated response not only allowed for planning discussions to occur but also for team members to provide quick check-ins on their stress. When the COVID-19 pandemic was initially identified as a crisis, our emergency and incident response teams were functioning in their usual brick-and-mortal locations.

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Mastering Business Continuity Exercises: Best Practices, Scenarios, and Tools for 2025

BCP Builder

Here are six essential scenarios: Cybersecurity Breach Test your incident response plan by simulating a data breach or ransomware attack. Health Crisis Test your readiness for a sudden health emergency, like a pandemic. Leverage Technology: Use tools like crisis management software to streamline the process.

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3 Focus Areas for Improving Business Resilience

everbridge

More than 2,800 senior executives in organizations of all sizes across 29 industries and 73 countries weighed in on their 2020 crisis response plans in PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) annual impact survey. This is a valuable insight into resiliency planning, business operations, and the future of the workplace.

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How Business Continuity Leaders Can Shine a Light on a Dark Day

On Solve

That means business continuity leaders like you must be able to communicate and execute crisis response plans quickly and effectively. Whether it’s severe weather, civil unrest, workplace violence or pandemic complications, new risks are always on the horizon. With OnSolve, you’re better positioned to pivot and overcome.

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The Impact of Hybrid Work Environments on Resilience Management

Castellan

While some companies sustained on-premises teams throughout the coronavirus pandemic—and some more have returned to that recently—many organizations still operate in a fully-remote or hybrid work environment. According to the BCM Compensation Report, only 6% of respondents anticipate that they will be 100% back in office post-pandemic.

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Continuity Strategies to Support an Enterprise Resiliency Program

eBRP

Traditional BCM is often limited to tactical response plans, perceived simply as insurance policies that rarely spark high-level executive engagement. This means investing in cross-functional collaboration to identify risks, prioritize critical assets, and develop robust response plans that minimize downtime.