FEMA has published a document detailing the US National Planning System. It aims to support capability building capability and the integration of National Preparedness System planning efforts across the whole community, including all levels of government, the private sector and with non-governmental organizations.
President Obama has signed a new Executive Order with the title ‘Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard’. This aims to improve the capability of federal buildings to function after an earthquake
The Disaster Recovery Institute International has announced that NYU Langone Medical Center has become the first institution to receive accreditation as a DRI ‘Hub of Resilience’. NYU Langone will be formally presented with the award and designation at DRI2016
The ISO 22316 ‘Security and resilience: guidelines for organizational resilience’ standard, which is under development, has moved into a new phase.
By John Robinson, FBCI
Resilience is very much a hot topic in the business continuity profession, but there seems to be very little agreement about what we mean by resilience; where it sits in relation to business continuity management; and what its scope should be. This article aims at bringing some clarity
The UK Government has confirmed the terms of reference for the National Flood Resilience Review, which will be chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Letwin.
Porto Alegre Mayor José Fortunati and chief resilience officer Cezar Busatto have unveiled the first city resilience strategy in Latin America. The strategy, a joint effort between the city and 100 Resilient Cities, proposes 69 projects across Porto Alegre’s 17 individual districts.
ENISA has published a new report on ‘Communication network interdependencies in smart grids’. Smart grids are a fundamental component of the European critical infrastructure but they provide an increased attack surface for criminals.
On 25th January 2016 Europol launched the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at the informal meeting of the justice and home affairs ministers in Amsterdam.
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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.
