16th-20th May 2022 is the annual Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW), which is led by the BCI. The theme is ‘Building Resilience in the Hybrid World’. 
Bribery and corruption is often greater in times of crisis and the pandemic has only aggravated vulnerabilities further. Leas Bachatene explains why the importance of having a strong anti-bribery and anti-corruption programme in place has never being greater.
One of the biggest falsehoods of cyber security is that it is an IT problem. Any cyber breach, whether caused by ransomware or another attack type, is a business continuity issue says Edwin Weijdema.
In a recent speech, the PRA’s David Bailey set out the regulator’s view of the progress that firms have made in terms of operational resilience and looked ahead to the 2025 full compliance deadline. 
Business continuity news
During the past year the majority of organizations have activated disaster recovery response plans
FERMA adds business continuity category to the European Risk Management Awards 2022
The BCI Extreme Weather and Climate Change Report 2022
76 percent of organizations suffered downtime and data loss in 2021
CIOs failing to give business continuity and resilience the necessary priority
Resilience news
UK Disruption Index launched to assess resilience of key business sectors
Pandemic drops out of top three UK financial sector risks
Financial stability risks from cloud outsourcing explored in new ESMA working paper
Provisional Agreement reached on the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act
Intentional Internet shutdowns increased in 2021 says report
Technology news
Bad bots are a risk to digital businesses: and they are increasing
A third of organizations that pay ransoms are still unable to recover data
Data Storage Outlook report: multi-cloud support capabilities generate renewed interest in tape
New research reveals UK critical infrastructure operators concerns about cyber warfare
NIST cybersecurity guidance for supply chain risk management updated