A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your ...

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The organizations best prepared to face disruption are those that align security, continuity and risk management around what the business cannot afford to lose. The contours of business disruption are ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was most likely not your first business continuity interruption. And unfortunately it won’t be the last one. So now is a good time to review why you need an up-to-date business ...

Having a business continuity program in place is key to maintaining minimum operations and reduce recovery time during a business disruption. Business Continuity Management (BCM) is about preparing ...

A scandal that goes to the top of management. A consumer device with dangerous defects. A poorly-worded tweet. All three of these are examples of easily preventable business crises. Each one reflects ...

In an article aimed at providing assistance to those starting out in business continuity, CMAC overviews the basics of business continuity and offers a useful framework for writing your first business ...

One of the planning documents every organization needs is a Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Plan. See the generic planning document that fits transportation agencies and could be ...

Many small businesses are able to continue to operate during a crisis, such as a weather-related emergency, because they have continuity plans. In addition to creating a continuity plan, your company ...

The interconnected nature of modern business means that your vendors’ operational resilience can, and frequently does, have an outsized impact on business operations. Case in point: 61% of companies ...

On October 4, 2021, the online activities of 3.5 billion people and small businesses worldwide came to a grinding halt when the Meta group — including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — inexplicably ...