In 2017 Continuity Central published the results of a survey looking at whether the increasing focus on information security is having an effect on the traditional demarcation lines between business continuity and information security management (ISM). In 2018 we repeated that survey to monitor how things have developed and the results of the survey are now available.
GDPR essentially forces companies to go public with any cyber attack they suffer, which poses further challenges when it comes to protecting their reputation. However, a quick and effective response to a cyber attack is impossible without thorough planning and forethought. Jonathan Hemus offers some points to consider...
This article by Clinton Jayne looks at individual organizations around the world and what their supply chain may have to endure during this period of geopolitical instability, where trade arrangements seem to change daily and the long term impact of potential arrangements such as Brexit are largely unknown and not transparent.
While cyber security protection is still important, the focus is moving to a ‘When, Not If’ approach to cyber breaches. Coupled with changes in the targets and methods of cyber attacks, this means that organizations need to review their approach in this area. Mark Saville explores… 
Business continuity news
Preparing your crisis management team for responding to a terror event
2019 DRI Awards of Excellence now open for nominations
The 2018 BCI Australasia Awards Winners
UK government publishes a set of twelve National Resilience Standards
BCI Education Month 2018 will focus on organizational resilience
Making the case for including terrorism incidents in your business continuity plan
Enterprise risk management news
Impacts of data protection risks on organizations surveyed
Airmic report says that an updated approach to risk and resilience is required
How to make ERM more relevant to strategic leadership
RIMS publishes new Executive Report into enterprise risk management
COSO publishes compendium of enterprise risk management examples
Resilience news
Europe faces a huge increase in catastrophic coastal flooding risk says EC JRC
Undersea cables carry the vast majority of international data traffic but how vulnerable are they?
NOAA adjusts Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast
Digital resilience – understanding the challenges of resilience in digital environments
Companies in Africa and South East Asia will be most impacted by future heat stress
Technology news
Organizations warned to be aware of new proof that the fax machine can be a cyber attack vector
An analysis of the top threats to cloud computing
A majority of organizations are falling down on ‘cyber hygiene’
Researchers warn that TRITON-like attacks are a genuine threat to industrial companies
Accenture report identifies five global cybersecurity threat trends
FBI warns about the use of Internet of Things devices as proxies by cyber actors
