Aon plc has released the results of a new global pulse survey focused on how companies are rethinking their human capital strategies in response to the humanitarian and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interactions and dependencies between IoT devices can result in cascading failures. A new paper published by the IEEE Internet of Things Journal explores this area and looks at resilience measures.
Hurricane Laura made landfall on Thursday August 27, 2020, as a Category Four hurricane. This Continuity Central update page will track recovery information for businesses that have been impacted by the storm.
Gary Harrold, Chief Executive Officer at Swiss Post Solutions UK & Ireland highlights some of the lessons that can be learned from the current pandemic for improving future operational resilience practices.
September 1 was the beginning of National Preparedness Month (NPM), which seeks to encourage communities and business across the US to prepare for all types of emergencies and disasters. This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is ‘Disasters Don’t Wait Make Your Plan Today’
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rate of digital transformation taking place within UK businesses, new research from Studio Graphene has found. The London-based tech developer commissioned an independent survey among over 500 decision-makers within UK businesses.
From the Black Death to the Spanish Flu, history teaches that social tension accumulated over an epidemic can lead to significant episodes of rebellion, according to a study by Massimo Morelli and Roberto Censolo from Bocconi University.
To help businesses build resilience in the wake of COVID-19, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has teamed up with Deloitte and PwC to create a new video series. Insights in the series have been drawn from NZTE’s Export Business Continuity Service workshops, which helped more than 400 companies navigate the fallout from COVID-19.
The US power grid system is not only large but dynamic, which makes it especially challenging to manage. Human operators know how to maintain systems when conditions are static. But when conditions change quickly operators lack a clear way of anticipating how the system should best adapt to meet system security and safety requirements.
The entire Continuity Central website is scanned daily by Sucuri to ensure that no malware exists within the site. This means that you can browse with complete confidence.
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.
