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Why Non-Profits are So Vulnerable to Crisis Risk

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationDecember 16, 2020427Views 0Likes 0Comments

COVID-19 is proving an existential crisis for many non-profits and charities, but the reality is that such organizations are equally vulnerable to the whole range of usual crisis risks, and many are simply not adequately prepared.

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Is it time for Business Continuity Managers to step away from COVID-19 response?

Business Continuity, PandemicsDecember 11, 2020420Views 0Likes 0Comments

Is it time for Business Continuity Managers to step away from the COVID-19 response? Charlie Maclean-Bristol discusses his thoughts on how organizations should move forward in dealing with the virus.

Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment: The Definitive Threat Identification and Threat Reduction Handbook free chapter by rothstein publishing

FREE CHAPTER: Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment: The Power of the Observation

UncategorizedDecember 9, 2020441Views 0Likes 0Comments

In this chapter you will discover: • An overview of the concept of an “observation.” • The primary elements included in the observation as well as its format. • Fundamental considerations when performing and documenting the observation including the power of one’s influence on the actions being observed, the need for critical thinking, and considerations…

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Free Business Continuity Exercises

TestingDecember 4, 2020547Views 0Likes 0Comments

These exercises and many more one-hour exercises are contained in Charlie Maclean-Bristol’s new book, Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan.

Invention Identifies Lost 911 Callers

Disaster Preparedness, Emergency ResponseDecember 2, 2020455Views 0Likes 0Comments

Invention Identifies Lost 911 Callers It’s a nightmare for emergency managers: Who is dialing 911 but not getting through? Dallas-based FailSafe Communications believes it has the answer with an invention that identifies lost 911 callers. It has licensed a technology that uses Signaling System 7 (SS7) to identify blocked callers when all circuits to 911…

The Difference Between Generic Response and Contingency Plans

Business Continuity, TestingDecember 1, 2020483Views 0Likes 0Comments

The main scenario people write plans for is the loss of their building, and they may have some other plans for loss of people, suppliers, or IT. Often the scenario plans, which I like to call contingency plans, are generic, contain little detail and do not align to the risk the organization faces.

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Why Non-Profits are So Vulnerable to Crisis Risk

Is it time for Business Continuity Managers to step away from COVID-19 response?

FREE CHAPTER: Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment: The Power of the Observation

Free Business Continuity Exercises

Invention Identifies Lost 911 Callers

The Difference Between Generic Response and Contingency Plans

How lack of information stymied effective crisis management

Reworking the Taxonomy for Richer Risk Assessments, by Ernie Hayden

Taking Time for Observations

Cartier Watches and Money Laundering: Lessons From Bungling the Basics