Many industrial systems communicate across internal networks and cloud platforms, which expands the factory's attack surface. Connected industrial equipment, like CNC machines, laser cutters and robotics, introduce new digital entry points that cybercriminals are [...]
Acute stress, like that experienced during a crisis, significantly affects memory and other cognitive functions, influencing a crisis manager's ability to perform effectively. Stress and Cognition Stress arises from perceived environmental demands exceeding one's [...]
There is no shortage of guidance on how to “do” Business Continuity well. Between ISO 22301 and the BCI Good Practice Guidelines, we have mature, globally recognized frameworks that clearly describe leadership accountability, strategic [...]
Sometimes Business Continuity goes off track before it even starts. By the time most organizations realize their program isn’t fit for purpose, the damage has already been done. Not in a crisis. Much earlier. [...]
When a major incident hits a critical application, a flow of processes are triggered, from Incident and Crisis Management through to the dusting off of the IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) fail-over procedures. Modern ITDR [...]
Emergency management doesn’t fail because people don’t care, don’t train, or don’t know the plans. It fails because the systems we rely on to support decision-making degrade faster than we admit once pressure arrives. [...]