The US Homeland Security Committee’s Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee has held a hearing which, amongst other things, looked at the threats to critical infrastructure from an electromagnetic pulse attack (EMP) attack by North Korea.
At its inaugural meeting on 5th – 6th October, The Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Cyber Security Advisory Panel (CSAP) discussed strategies to enhance the cyber resilience of Singapore’s financial sector.
The ability of an organization to respond almost instantaneously to a crisis or potential crisis affects whether the event is manageable or escalates into something more serious. In this article Rob McAllister investigates how a philosophy of mission command can help organizations create a crisis management system that is fit for the digital era
The Australian Government is seeking views on new legislation to help manage the complex and evolving national risks to Australia's critical infrastructure. The ‘Security of Critical Infrastructure Bill 2017’ has been developed based on feedback received from key government and industry stakeholders
Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of utility executives believe that their country faces at least a moderate risk of electricity supply interruption from a cyberattack on electric distribution grids in the next five years.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and 100 Resilient Cities have officially unveiled the city’s new Resilience Strategy. The launch came after the Paris City Council unanimously approved the Strategy on 25th September 2017.
NIST's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded funding to its centers in Texas and Louisiana to help companies recover from Hurricane Harvey.
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during September 2017.
To help restore electric service after catastrophic emergencies or significant natural events, 28 US utilities have now committed to participate in the RESTORE program, which establishes a proactive approach to providing critical equipment for utilities that need additional resources during disaster recovery.
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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.
