In June 2017 Continuity Central published the results of a survey which looked at whether attitudes to the business impact analysis and risk assessment were changing. Two years on, we are repeating the survey to determine whether there has been any development in thinking across the business continuity profession. The survey closes on May 31st, and the interim results can now be viewed. 
Disaster recovery is an essential part of any business protocol, but each year we see numerous organizations fall short. By following these eight basic principles, Rod Harrison says that businesses can ensure that they have a complete DR plan that will provide full business continuity...
Adaptive Business Continuity (Adaptive BC) is an alternative approach to business continuity planning, ‘based on the belief that the practices of traditional BC planning have become increasingly ineffectual’. In this article, Jean Rowe challenges the Adaptive BC approach.
With an article prepared for Business Continuity Awareness Week, Ryan Weeks, chief information security officer at Datto shares five tips that business managers and IT teams should follow to help ensure that disaster recovery testing efforts are effective.
Business continuity news
BCI’s Head of Thought Leadership gives her thoughts on Adaptive BC
The Securities Commission Malaysia issues business continuity guidance
Winter storms, communications failure top list of business interruptions for Canadian companies
Assess business continuity and resilience in terms of value of investment rather than return…
‘Managing Disruption: Business Continuity for Legislatures’ - new guidance launched by LABCoN
Enterprise risk management news
Few organizations are using advanced technologies to manage operational risk
Top risks: many organizations report that they may be less prepared than they have ever been
Report highlights common challenges and good practices to overcome risk management difficulties
Changing the game: reputation risk in the cyber era
Improving the use of data and analytics is the top priority for risk managers
RIMS report looks at identifying and evaluating emerging risks
Technology news
Survey finds that the UK retail sector struggles with unplanned network outages
The Internet’s Border Gateway Protocol is a key risk area which needs focus says ENISA
Almost two thirds of data breaches are a direct result of human error
Uptime Institute launches Outage Severity Rating system
The C-suite is the latest target for cyber attacks warns 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report
