Business continuity planning - Articles - Page 5

How Health Issues Can Impact Business Continuity - 5 Things You Need to Know

July 11, 2017

When we talk about business continuity today, the first thing that often comes to mind is a major disaster or high profile crisis.

Dallas Tops List of U.S. Cities Most at Risk from Natural Disasters

January 1, 2017

Between hurricanes, earthquakes and tornados, most regions in the U.S. are susceptible to some form or another of natural disaster.

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Lynn Mattice

January 1, 2017

Every single thing we do each day is defined as a process. When you get up in the morning until you go to sleep at night, each thing you do is a process.

The High Cost of Not Having an Actionable Crisis Management Plan

Christopher Britton

June 14, 2016

When a crisis occurs, it is paramount that organizations offer affected parties clear guidance on how to mitigate the many related risks.

5 Keys in Planning for Effective Incident Response

Karen Evans

May 10, 2016

In recent months, there have been more unfortunate reminders that threats to life and safety can no longer be considered to be remote and rare possibilities.

Weather-Related Deaths Rose in 2015

March 28, 2016

The number of weather-related deaths rose to almost 500 people in 2015.

Florida, Texas and California Most At-Risk States

November 19, 2015

A new report shows which states face the greatest threat from natural disasters.

Identifying Physical Threats in the Virtual World

Greg Mancusi-Ungaro

August 25, 2015

In the last decade, security has become a multi-platform, multi-channel concern for businesses. Gone are the days when the only threats to a bank could be warded off by an armed guard standing in front of a bank vault to intimidate and dissuade potential robbers.

Lessons Learned from Security at the 2014 World Cup

Brazil just hosted the world’s most highly anticipated and watched tournament, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Peter Martin

September 1, 2014

Because AFIMAC has a tremendous footprint in Brazil, recruiters could easily find former special forces or former police personnel to fill slots.

SMBs without Business Continuity Planning Miss Out on Insurance Perks

A Cloud Direct survey reports that 54 percent of respondents were unaware there were insurance benefits to having a business continuity plan.

May 1, 2014

According to a joint survey from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Cabinet Office in 2012, 83 percent of insurers would give a discount or improve terms to a business interruption policy if a business continuity plan were in place.