The purpose of Business Continuity Management (BCM) is to attain comprehensive operational continuity (ability to continue critical operations during a disruption) and resilience (planning, preparedness and protection over the long-term.) Does your organization have a BCM program in place
Communications can be one of the first readiness conditions that become degraded during a crisis event. Organizational resilience demands effective crisis communications strategies. What is your level of confidence that your organization can reach out to important stakeholders during a crisis situation?
Is your organization ready for 5G? While 5G and Edge computing may not dramatically affect your day-to-day consumer functions and business operations today, it most certainly will within a few years to come.
Many organizations did not have a plan for the hazard potential of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic which has shut down the economies and disrupted supply chains of nearly every country on the globe. This has never happened like this before. Who knows what the next unknown hazard will look like?
The recent executive order requires that all Federal Information Systems should meet or exceed the standards and requirements for cybersecurity. Do your critical web-hosted SaaS solutions meet these requirements?
FEMA has developed a Fact Sheet regarding General Reconstitution Planning Considerations which can be used to develop and coordinate a plan to resume operations. Some of the content includes how organizations should assess the status of personnel, assets and facilities, pandemic planning mitigation measures, as well as financial and insurance considerations.
Influenza pandemics with novel viruses are recurring events, are unpredictable and result in serious health effects to large proportions of the population, with significant disruption to social, economic and security concerns of the community. The recent appearance of coronavirus or COVID-19 has raised concerns that this virus may mutate to create a novel virus capable of causing a significant global influenza pandemic. Does your organization have a pandemic response plan in place?
How to demonstrate measurable ROI from the implementation of an effective BCM planning tool.
Keep tabs with the latest news and recommendations from FEMA regarding disaster preparedness and disaster recovery.
The 2018 – 2019 Winter Weather Season is approaching. It is typical to prepare one’s home and vehicle for adverse weather situations, but what about your place of employment?