The 2018 FIFA World Cup has now started, with four weeks of football to enthuse fans across the globe. Behind the sporting glory and the celebrations, there will be a firm spotlight on the resilience not just shown by the teams, but also the wider infrastructure in place to make it all happen. Dr. Sandra Bell looks at the lessons that organizations can take from the event.
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development team of Aon plc, has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred around the world during May 2018.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 40 percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be a near-normal season. The chance of an above-normal season stands at 35 percent; and there is a 25 percent chance of a below-normal season. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
Organizations are increasingly focusing on becoming resilient; that is, to be able to anticipate, adapt and respond both to incremental and sudden changes or disruptions. But while many organizations are starting to understand what these three components of organizational resilience are, few understand the need to integrate them
The eyes of football fans everywhere will be focussed on Russia over the next month as the World Cup showcases the best teams and talent from around the world. In this article Paul Kudray muses on the possibility of a ‘World Cup of Resilience’ where world class professionals from each country come together to push boundaries.
On May 15th, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a strategy outlining the Department’s approach to identifying and managing national cybersecurity risk.
Everbridge has announced that it has expanded the capabilities of the national alerting system that it is powering for the country of Sweden. Going forward, residents and visitors in Sweden will be able to receive SMS notifications on their mobile phones if they reside within an area where sudden events such as fire, extreme weather or a terror attack occur.
Clade X, a day-long pandemic tabletop exercise hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, resulted in recommended changes to US policies in this area.
The risk of cyber attack, once overhyped, now threatens businesses’ very existence, according to the latest FM Global Resilience Index. Cyber risk severity also varies significantly with geography: for example, inherent cyber risk has climbed in France over the past year while plummeting in Taiwan.
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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.
