With cyber attacks increasingly aiming to create business disruption, it is important for organizations to ensure that cyber security and business continuity management teams work together says Terry Storrar. Here he outlines the advantages of integration between these two protective disciplines.
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a report looking into business continuity planning within financial market infrastructures (FMIs).
Kaseya has been in the headlines recently after a supply chain ransomware attack targeted the company and its customers. Kaseya responded quickly, issuing a situation report immediately, followed by frequent updates and a crisis communications press release. Continuity Central asked two leading crisis communications experts to examine Kaseya's initial communication response and to provide lessons that can be learned from it.
The BCI recently announced the winners of the 2021 BCI Middle East Awards, which recognize business continuity, risk and resilience excellence in the region. All winners are automatically shortlisted for the BCI Global Awards, which will take place in November.
Lessons learnt from the recent massive shift to remote work mean organizations now need to rethink business continuity from a ‘work from anywhere’ perspective. Scott Miller looks at some considerations…
DRI International has announced that its 2022 Awards of Excellence are now open for entries from organizations and individuals. The awards recognize ‘the leaders and innovators in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management’.
E-learning is used by many organizations to help raise awareness of business continuity and resilience and to confirm compliance. However, it has its downsides and these have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Marcus Vaughan explains why microsimulations can be more effective.
BC Management’s latest BCM Trends Report is now available; and includes an assessment of the most noteworthy trends identified from over 10 years of researching business continuity program management initiatives.
After a consultation period, The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has published guidance on recovery planning to help credit unions increase their resiliency.
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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.
