Business continuity planning for the manufacturing industry
For those in the manufacturing industry, critical events threaten financial loss due to unplanned downtime, reduced factory utilization rates, lost…
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Perspectives on critical event management
RAY BAUM’s Act
RAY BAUM’s Act requires that first responders have the necessary information needed to pinpoint the “dispatchable location,” and quickly reach…
What is “dispatchable location”?
All businesses in the United States must now comply with Section 506 of the RAY BAUM Act. This requires organizations…
Kari’s Law
Under Kari’s Law, any calling device within a U.S. organization must be able to directly dial 9-1-1, without a prefix.…
Disaster recovery: An essential component of business continuity
It may seem like a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan are the same thing but businesses must…
The exodus from Excel, the journey & value proposition of a BCM solution
I have not always worked for a business continuity software vendor, although sometimes it seems that way. I became deeply…
The value of hyper-local risk intelligence
Every enterprise has a unique risk profile based on a range of factors including geographic disposition, sector, scope of security…
Balancing healthcare resilience with the patient experience
For healthcare organizations, building future resilience is made possible by adapting and responding to critical events, and factoring in their…
How to mitigate the effects of floods on your supply chain
Floods may now be an unfortunate counterweight to the wildfires that have come to characterize summers worldwide. In 2021 alone,…
Lone workers vs. remote workers: Knowing the difference and keeping both safe
The Covid-19 pandemic increased opportunities for remote work four to five times more than before, according to a report from McKinsey &…
What PwC’s 2020 crisis response survey says about current plans
More than 2,800 senior executives in organizations of all sizes across 29 industries and 73 countries weighed in on their…
Operational resilience: Grow your business despite increasing threats
While most businesses have an emergency preparedness plan in place, organizations should regularly review it to ensure that they’re ready…