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How To Conduct More Effective BC Exercises (Part 2)
February 14, 2013 2:22 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Videos | Comments
At the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference, business continuity experts discuss the importance of setting exercise objectives and the need to view exercises as a training and awareness tool -- not a test that is passed or failed.
The Center For Continuity Leadership Rebrands As Ripcord
April 30, 2013 5:03 pm | News | CommentsThe Center for Continuity Leadership, a company known for end-user continuity training, announced that it has rebranded and adopted a new name: Ripcord. Ripcord provides consulting and advisory services along with web-based informational, instructional and experiential trainings delivered from within a client’s Learning Management System.
Honeywell Revises Emergency Response Plans, Eyes Restart
April 26, 2013 12:22 pm | News | CommentsThe plant has been closed since May of last year after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered Honeywell to make the site able to withstand an earthquake or tornado. The regulators also wanted the company to revise its emergency response plans to natural disasters.
Organized Chaos Across The Pond
April 9, 2013 10:10 am | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Blogs | CommentsI definitely benefitted from “organized chaos” while I was abroad, and it seems that this same approach is equally beneficial for business continuity. Continuity professionals continually strive to innovate and add nuances to exercises to ensure full engagement by the participants.
Speakers’ Soapbox: Scott Shaw Gets Law Enforcement In On Exercises
February 14, 2013 3:19 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Articles | CommentsIn the leadup to the 11th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference, Scott Shaw, Senior Manager, Corporate Security, Transportation, and Disaster Preparedness at Aflac, discusses partnering with public officials for emergency response exercises and why former president Bill Clinton would have made a good business continuity professional.
Asigra Presents 10-Point Disaster Recovery Checklist For Proactive Enterprise Data Recovery Planning
January 4, 2013 9:00 am | News | CommentsAsigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup™, recovery and restore (BURR) software provider since 1986 has announced a 10-point checklist for enterprises preparing for events that require disaster recovery. With the potential for severe winter and spring storms over the next several months, the data recovery experts at Asigra recommend that organizations take proactive steps to prepare.
BCM Exercises Don't Have To Be Boring: 3 Party Games For Effective & Memorable Exercises
November 26, 2012 1:36 pm | by Alison Kashin, Chief Creative & Technology Officer, Lootok | Articles | CommentsGaming is an excellent way to increase learning retention and enhance teaming. Exercises are serious business, but with some inspiration from three popular party games you can let participants have a little fun while raising awareness about your business continuity management (BCM) program.
Calif., Other States Take Part In Earthquake Drill
October 19, 2012 9:35 am | News | CommentsMillions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual "Great Shake Out" drill. "Hope doesn't save lives. Preparation does," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
Run. Hide. Fight. Surviving An Active Shooter Event
August 7, 2012 10:09 am | Videos | CommentsThis graphic, DHS-funded video was designed to help Houston residents prepare for active shooter events by detailing the three options available if one is caught the crossfire.
Train Everyone, Including The Band
July 2, 2012 3:45 pm | by Bo Mitchell, CBCP, 911 Consulting | Articles | CommentsIn 1991, the Oceanos cruise ship, carrying 571 passengers and crew, sank in the Indian Ocean off South Africa. The first people to abandon ship were the captain, his senior officers and most of the crew. So who was in command? The tour director. Her emergency team? The band that had been playing for passengers.
Lessons Learned From The Social Media Tabletop Exercise
May 10, 2012 4:33 pm | by John Orlando, PhD, Vertek Corporation | Articles | CommentsThe goal was to give the response community a taste of public response to disasters using Facebook as a tool to coordinate response. We fed “injects” to the event via Twitter, with people downloading Twitter monitoring software before the exercise. Needless to say, the experience was new to all participants and we learned a lot.
E. Program Development, Methodology & Measurement Track — 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
April 4, 2012 12:09 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Events | CommentsA listing of Program Development, Methodology & Measurement educational sessions at the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference and links to download presentation slides.
2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
February 28, 2012 11:13 am | News | CommentsThe Continuity Insights Management Conference is the premiere event for strategic business continuity discussion, offering unmatched opportunities to learn and network.
Intelligence-Based Business Continuity | Part 3: Social Media Guidelines
February 20, 2012 2:34 pm | Articles | CommentsIf social networks are determined to be too risky a medium for the initial transmission of a message, the planner should identify alternative means that are more secure. This could include corporate alerting systems, internal email or even a phone tree. The use of these more secure media, however, does not guarantee that the content of the message will not reappear within social networks.
Continuity Insights Invites Readers To Provide Feedback On Draft ISO Standards
February 13, 2012 10:22 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | News | CommentsContinuity Insights invites its U.S. readers to review and provide feedback on two ISO standards currently under development: ISO 22398 — Societal security — Guidelines for exercises and testing and ISO 22313 — Societal security — Business continuity management systems — Guidance. This is a great way for practitioners, consultants and vendors to get involved in the development of the standards that will, in all probability, influence the maturity of our discipline.
Testing Your Automated Emergency Notification Systems
December 19, 2011 11:52 am | by Joe Flach, Safe Harbor Consulting | Blogs | CommentsDo those of you who rely on automated notification systems test the process regularly? I know quite a few organizations that have invested in these software products and/or internet based services but yet never test them. I think that presents a huge risk if and when you need to implement the service.
Enforce A 12-Hour Work Limit For Disaster Response Teams
November 1, 2011 6:07 am | by Joe Flach, Consultant, Safe Harbor Consulting, LLC | Blogs | CommentsDo you have a policy in your business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency response and/or crisis management program that establishes a limit on the number of hours responders can work before requiring a mandatory break? Are you in position to enforce this policy? Do you enforce it during recovery tests?
The Four Stages Of Highly Effective Crisis Management
October 17, 2011 12:58 pm | News | CommentsDeveloping a crisis communication plan that allows managers to act quickly, deliberately and strategically has never been more important.
Goodyear's Five Steps To Vendor Resilience
August 10, 2011 6:55 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Articles | CommentsFour months after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency struck Japan, the flow of components and products out of the country is nearing pre-disaster levels. But at the peak of the disaster, plant closures and product shortages were experienced around the globe by many companies that had operations or critical vendors in Japan.
The Emergency Response Paradox
May 4, 2011 11:55 am | by Mike Jennings Director of Disaster Readiness | Articles | CommentsHow can something so important still be in a state of flux?
Growth, Change, and Growing Pains In Business Continuity Management
May 4, 2011 10:16 am | by Michael Keating Vice President, Client Services | Articles | CommentsBusiness Continuity Management (BCM) has changed rapidly in recent years. Today, many BCM programs are a byproduct of enterprise risk management programs or part of customer-driven service level agreements. But BCM is still looking for a place to call home in many organizations, with BCM ownership all over the map.
Simple Isn't Stupid!
April 30, 2010 8:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsPhelps says he thinks we need to think more about designing systems and tools that are simple, intuitive and “help us maintain competency in a crisis.” But instead of doing that, we tend to get caught up in bells and whistles that we don’t need, that the rank and file can’t use, and that ultimately complicate our lives and hinder crisis response.
Critical Personal Recovery Strategies for Executives (and ALL Employees)
April 13, 2010 8:00 pm | by Ralph Petti | Articles | CommentsThis session will address your most critical component for a recovery event - the ability of your team members to be available to go into action. Consider this, the disaster event is occurring and your recovery plan is in place...but, where is y...
Ten Minutes to a Culture of Continuity
April 27, 2009 8:00 pm | by Bill Lang | Articles | CommentsLearn ways to start, maintain, and measure your organizations culture of continuity. Overcome people’s disassociation with something that may never happen to them by making it real. Address the lack of time with concise exercises and tests. Meas...
How Effective Is Your Contingency Training?
May 6, 2008 8:00 pm | by Meryl Natchez | Articles | CommentsDo you have confidence that your staff can perform well in an emergency? Have you planned for absence of communications? For unavailability of key personnel? Do you have available hard copy of all instructions? Do you have separate plans for wor...
Planner as Trainer: Do More with Less and Achieve Greater Results
May 4, 2008 8:00 pm | by Phil Lambert | Articles | CommentsTraining is a building block of preparedness and the key to the successful execution of your continuity program. Having your entire company be aware, educated, and knowledgeable about continuity, recovery, and crisis management is your road map ...
