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Major Business Continuity Incidents from 2016-2018

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History has proven the importance of a business being prepared for what might appear to be an unlikely event. As the following major business continuity incidents from the 2016-2018 demonstrate, even businesses that should be well prepared for disruption have had opportunities along the way. 2017 – Atlantic Hurricane Season Over a five-month period from June …

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ISO 27031: Looking at ISO’s Disaster Recovery Standard

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As a business professional, executive, or business leader, you are always thinking of ways to connect with your team and improve your business or organization. If you’re not already, you should be concerned about business continuity and disaster recovery before disastrous events occur. As Bill Gates said, “Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable,” and the …

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Significant workplace violence incidents in the second half of 2018

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2018 has unfortunately continued the trend of having violence dominate the news cycle. According to the Gun Violence Archive, for example, there have already been over 300 mass shootings this year alone. Even religious places such as synagogues are at risk for violent incidents. Workplace violence in the U.S. and Canada is no exception. The biggest problem that …

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Key risk scenarios that require crisis or business continuity planning

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Essential for protecting the integrity of operational functions, minimizing financial and data loss and safeguarding the well-being of personnel, business/crisis continuity planning constitutes a foundation on which businesses can quickly maintain, monitor and recover most, if not all, processes when a high-risk event unexpectedly occurs. Business continuity planning also establishes a rigorous agenda to ensure …

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Helping employees recognize and report suspicious or threatening behavior

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Everyone knows that workplace violence is a possibility regardless of industry – however, a number of recent studies point to the fact that this problem may be more severe than a lot of people likely realize. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, roughly two million American workers are the victim of workplace violence each …

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Current Issues: Best Practices for Mail Screening

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Given the last few days of activity around suspicious packages being sent to current & former Democratic Party leaders, celebrities, and news organizations, it’s worth taking a moment to review your organization’s mail screening and handling procedures. It’s important to point out that at this time, most of this bombing campaign appears aimed at a …

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