RIMS has released a new Executive Report entitled ‘Ties that Bind: Business Continuity Management, Resilience and Geopolitical Risk’. The report highlights the value of proactive business continuity management systems and its effectiveness in addressing emerging risks, including geopolitical risk.
Carl Gibson argues that the concept of a more cohesive and comprehensive critical incident management capability may be more effective than conventional business continuity management, which is held back by rigid standards.
BIFM, the professional body for facilities management, has released its latest guidance note, ‘Counter Terrorism advice for FM’. It introduces facilities management professionals to key parts of terrorists’ thinking and includes a security audit checklist.
Simulated product recalls often show that the technical actions of a recall are carried out well, but frequently teams fall down on communication. This can have big implications: at worst it can lead to a relatively small issue developing into a major crisis. Julia Johnson looks at the issue.
North Korea is yet again in the headlines, with another test demonstrating the capabilities of their intercontinental ballistic missiles. In this article, Geary W. Sikich explores the situation and asks what, if anything, business continuity planners can prepare for.
The traditional work area recovery site has been a mainstay of many business continuity plans for at least two decades; but are WAR sites yesterday’s solution or do they have a future? Charles Boffin says there are two distinctive views about the future of WAR sites…
There are advantages and disadvantages of including financial impacts in the business impact analysis. In this article business continuity expert, Charlie Maclean Bristol, gives his view on the issue.
The nomination deadline for the DRI Awards of Excellence has been extended to December 8th 2017. The Awards will be presented on February 13th by the Disaster Recovery Institute at its DRI2018 event in Nashville, TN.
In an article by Roberta Witty, Gartner has published the results of a survey jointly conducted with the Association of Continuity Professionals looking at gender diversity in the business continuity profession.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
