The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has announced a retrospective review of Rule 4370 (Business Continuity Plans and Emergency Contact Information) to assess its effectiveness and efficiency.
More organizations than ever before are using an emergency notification system (ENS) according to the Business Continuity Institute’s 2019 Emergency Communications Report. Use of emergency notification systems has increased by 10 percent compared to last year
Organizations focused on high impact risks such as cyber attack and IT outages under-estimate the impact of more frequent events finds the 2019 BCI Horizon Scan report.
The UK Government has published a new document which highlights some of the expected impacts of a no-deal Brexit on businesses, it concludes that 'lack of preparation by businesses and individuals is likely to add to the disruption experienced in a no-deal scenario.'
The right to be forgotten is a fundamental aspect of both the GDPR and CCPA privacy laws; but its impact on personal information in data backups has yet to be tested. Bill Tolson explains the issue and provides some practical advice.
Paul Barry-Walsh argues that as complexity increases in society, so do interdependencies. To prevent cascading disasters, organizations need to implement firebreaks which will ensure that they do not become the weak link in the supply chain.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released revised guidelines on outsourcing arrangements setting out specific provisions for the governance frameworks of all financial institutions within the scope of the EBA's mandate
DRI International’s Awards of Excellence were presented at the DRI Conference on February 19th, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. These annual awards are presented for crisis management, business continuity, technology recovery, and risk management excellence.
The Business Continuity Institute has formed a new group, Women in Resilience (WiR), which aims to connect and empower women in business continuity, organizational resilience and related disciplines.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
