NOAA says that conditions are now more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity since El Nino has now ended. Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center have increased the likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season to 45 percent (up from 30 percent from the outlook issued in May).
A paper recently published in the Journal of Industrial Engineering International discusses supply chain resilience and identifies indicators which can help in increasing performance and making a supply chain more resilient.
In July 2018 the Bank of England and UK Financial Conduct Authority published a discussion paper on operational resilience and are expected to strengthen regulation in this area. Deloitte has issued a new report to assist financial sector organizations prepare.
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding more than $6.6 million to fund research into improving disaster resilience.
Zerto has published the findings of its sponsored IDC survey, the Worldwide Business Resilience Readiness Thought Leadership Survey. The subsequent report revealed that 91 percent of respondents have experienced a tech-related disruption in the past two years
An early view version of a paper to be published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management has been made available in the Wiley Online Library.
In an open statement, Michael Berkowitz, President of 100 Resilient Cities, has confirmed that 100 Resilient Cities started to wind down its operations on August 1st. Mr. Berkowitz also confirmed that he has stepped down as President
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has teamed up with the Insurance Information Institute to provide businesses with advice to help safeguard their buildings and facilities from wildfires.
Changes to the UK’s terrorism threat level system came into effect on Tuesday 23rd July. The changes follow an extensive review into the country’s approach to counter-terrorism following the attacks in 2017, and mean that the system will now reflect the threat posed by all forms of terrorism, irrespective of ideology.
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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.
