In today’s quickly evolving cyber landscape, organizations must achieve a state of information resilience in order to safeguard not only their data but also their people, their finances and their reputation. That was the overriding message at the inaugural BSI International Cyber Resilience Exchange
As of March 24, 2019, public health officials have documented that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 1,000 cases; the current total number of confirmed and probable cases is 1009, including 625 deaths and 318 survivors.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 to assist in preparations for the next influenza pandemic, to reduce the impacts of seasonal influenza, and to control the spread of influenza from animals to humans.
Celebrity endorsers are a part of doing business in today’s social media rich world, but such endorsers can generate negative impacts when things go wrong. How can businesses prepare for and respond to such incidents?
In an annual report from Macquaire University’s Risk Frontiers, Andrew Gissing and Michael Eburn look at how prepared Australia is for catastrophic and cascading disasters. The report, entitled, Planning and Capability Requirements for Catastrophic and Cascading Disasters, provides an update on research
It has been noted numerous times, in multiple studies, that building occupants often ignore or are slow to respond to standard fire alarm sounders: this is ‘bystander apathy’. This article looks at the issue and suggests some solutions.
A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor all electric devices within a building or factory, determining which ones are in use at any given time and whether any are showing signs of an imminent failure.
Researchers have developed a new model which shows that the probability of a catastrophic geomagnetic storm occurring is much lower than previously estimated; but the risk still needs to be taken seriously.
Plans to strengthen Europe's ability to deal with natural disasters through the creation of rescEU, a reserve at European level of civil protection capabilities, have taken a step forward after approval by the European Council.
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.
