Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
The widespread business disruption events of 2024 had one thing in common. Most of the damage arrived through something the affected organizations depended on but did not control: a claims clearinghouse, a pathology lab, a security vendor’s update, a dealer software platform, a single IV fluid plant, a shipping lane. Very few of the organizations …
Business Continuity Insights from the Biggest Disruptions of 2024Read More
Securing the IoT (the Internet of Things) means protecting the cameras, sensors, badge readers, building systems, medical devices, and industrial controllers that connect your physical operations to your network. Most guides treat that as a device problem. It is also a resilience problem. The Internet of Things is the network of physical devices embedded with …
Securing the Internet of Things (IoT): Strategies That Survive the IncidentRead More
Most people who underprepare for a disaster are not ignorant of the risk. They know about it. They underprepare anyway. That gap between knowing and doing is the psychology of preparedness, and it applies to your executives and your crisis team as much as it applies to households. I’m not immune to it. When I …
The Psychology of Preparedness: Why Smart People Underprepare, and How to Change ItRead More
Most IT teams think they have business continuity covered because they have a disaster recovery plan. They don’t. Disaster recovery brings systems back. Business continuity keeps the business running while those systems are down, and for days or weeks after. Business continuity planning in IT means IT owning its part of both, and making sure …
The Critical Role of Business Continuity Planning in ITRead More
During a crisis, your company’s overcomplicated business continuity plan is tested. With an intricate web of interconnected protocols, multiple decision layers, and convoluted communication channels, chaos ensues. Key personnel are lost in the maze, critical data is delayed, and operations are paralyzed. The complexity meant to serve as a safeguard is the cause of failure. …
10 Steps to Simplify your Business Continuity ProgramRead More
In December 2004, I graduated from Augsburg College in Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, economics, and business administration. I wasn’t sure which direction my future career would take me but I was looking forward to finding out what was next. Discovering Disaster Recovery Fortunately, I landed the first job I applied …
An Unexpected Path: Finding My Niche in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery PlanningRead More
