We launched the weekly Continuity eGUIDE in 2003 with a vision to consolidate and communicate resources for the disciplines of BC, DR, and EM. Since then we have published over 640 editions and now publish on Wednesday twice a month. For more than 19 years we have worked to bring our industry together. It is our passion!
2024
Vol 693 – 3 Strategies to Manage Your Employees’ AI Risks
August 22, 2024If you use artificial intelligence or manage team members who do, risk awareness and reduction strategies are essential for keeping companies, reputations and data safe. AI has become a technology affecting everything from image editors to scheduling tools. A related issue is that some products have artificial intelligence features that executives may not want their employees to use.
Although AI applications are relatively new and still emerging, you can learn and apply numerous actionable steps to prevent unwanted consequences. Zac Amos outlines 3 strategies you can use to manage risks.
Vol 692 – 4 Steps to Integrate ERM into Vendor Management
August 8, 2024No one should discount the importance of vendors to their organization. Even if it were possible to handle everything internally, attempting to do so would spread any company’s people too thin. Vendors represent an external dependency that consists of both upstream “suppliers” and downstream “distributors.”
In this article, ERM expert Carol Williams explains how the disruption to any link in the supply chain can lead to a wide array of financial, reputational, or strategic consequences beyond any products or services themselves. Therefore, vendor risks require diligent effort to prevent any disruptions. Learn the benefits of a holistic ERM process throughout the entire vendor management life cycle.
Vol 691 – Navigating Remote Employee Compliance Challenges
July 19, 2024It is no secret; telecommuting is here to stay. Federal, state and local laws on payroll, benefits, taxation, breaks, overtime and licensing vary across the U.S. and around the world.
Considering your current work environment, you may need help navigating these human resources issues.
Zac Amos shares tips and techniques in 10 important areas — for everything from cybersecurity to crisis management — to help you stay in compliance.
Vol 690 – Preparing for Deepfakes
July 4, 2024The HUB brings you, our valued readers, the best content and resources in our six pillar categories by our authors. Often, we find articles in other publications too good NOT to share, such as one by Claire Myer, managing editor of Security Management.
Claire writes: “A carefully edited video clip could significantly damage your organization, and artificial intelligence (AI) driven applications are making those videos and audio clips even easier to manufacture. A deceptively edited version of one video made the rounds on video hosting services and social media, removing a few select words so that one CEO incorrectly appeared to make a very shocking statement. Pre-crisis steps for deepfake preparedness should be familiar to crisis and security professionals worldwide.”
Vol 689 – 10 Best Practices for Succession Planning
June 20, 2024Effective succession planning for the C-suite ensures organizational resilience. The goals – seamless leadership transitions, mitigate risks of unexpected departures and maintains robust security postures during times of change. Alarmingly, only 25% of companies have a comprehensive succession plan, leaving many vulnerable to disruption.
Chief information security officers (CISOs) are pivotal in modern organizations. Business continuity, cybersecurity and crisis management are paramount because these elements maintain operational stability and protect company assets. Zac Amos outlines 10 best practices for CISO succession planning.
Vol 688 – The Marks of An Effective Leader: 15 Core Characteristics
June 7, 2024For almost 15 years since his 2009 book, Surviving the Pandemic, thought leader Bob Chandler has challenged the business world to pay attention, to reflect and to look ahead.
The starting assumption is that technical expertise and situational awareness are always important factors for leaders.
However, it is often less clear if or what types of personal “soft skills” are associated with effectiveness.
Vol 687 – 7 Tips for Strengthening Your Compliance Program
May 16, 2024Having a compliance officer is vital within any organization because they ensure the company complies with regulatory standards. This role involves auditing internal procedures and managing risk assessments.
One survey suggests that 76% of enterprises don’t have an independent compliance department. This lack exposes them to significant risks, such as hefty fines and operational disruptions. Officers help navigate the complex legal landscape, and ensure the organization adheres to laws and regulations. It helps prevent potential legal troubles. Zac Amos lays out tips for working effectively with a compliance officer to ensure resilience for your organization.
Vol 686 – Risk & Crisis Managers, AI will replace you, if you don’t…
May 2, 2024AI doesn’t have to be always right, it just has to be less wrong than humans.Risk management expert Alex Siderenko explains, “Every time I or one of my team members do a webinar on using AI for risk management, the only question that people ask is “how accurate is AI”. Every bloody time.
Humans are great at many things, but we can get tired, we can overlook details, we have blind spots to certain risks, and we have biases. AI, on the other hand, can handle huge datasets, large volumes of text and complex calculations without getting weary or overly biased. AI still makes mistakes. That isn’t the question. Does it make fewer or more mistakes than an alternative is the issue.
Vol 685 – Why Every Manager Should Speak Supply Chain
April 18, 2024The societal and economic spasms of the early 2020s highlighted the crucial role of world-spanning supply chains in the modern global economy. Also, AI, automation, and digital tech will impact the future economy.
Respected MIT professor and author Yossi Sheffi explains that an understanding of how supply chains work, even at a relatively basic level, has always been beneficial to managers in any discipline. However, in today’s complex world, such knowledge has become foundational to running a company. Now, more than ever, managers of all stripes need to have a working knowledge of how supply chains function to ensure that their companies stay competitive in a volatile business environment
Vol 684 – Operational Resilience – Learn to Withstand Disruptions and Continue Operations!
April 4, 2024Operational resilience is the ability of an organization to continue to operate and deliver its essential services in the event of an operational disruption. This can be caused by a variety of factors, such as natural disasters, technology and third-party failure, cyberattacks, or human error. The Resilience Association Chairman, Steve Yates, breaks it all down.
If you are tasked with operational resilience you will want to read Steve’s meaty resource-filled article. He explains Operational Resilience’s benefits, challenges, key components, and numerous global regulations.
Vol 683 – Transform Cybersecurity Decision-Making with Cyber Risk Quantification
March 21, 2024As cyberattacks continue rapidly evolving, cybersecurity professionals and business leaders must grapple with increasingly complex — and expensive — incident response. Can cybersecurity risk quantification elevate their decision-making, improving their resiliency to threats?
Cyber risk quantification is the process of evaluating the potential financial impact of successful cyberattacks on an organization. It relies on various mathematical and probability-based calculations to generate a quantifiable measure of risk. You use data to generate and assign values to previously identified cyber threats, enabling you to categorize them.
Zac Amos explains how this works.
Vol 682 – The Power of Design-Build in a Post-Disaster Loss
March 7, 2024In a major post-disaster loss, delivery speed is critical. Almost 50% of the claim cost is spent on business interruption. Companies know that for every hour or day they are shut down, a value of loss can be calculated. Finding new ways to reduce downtime makes a lot of sense.
Business continuity professionals may be called upon to help think through ”What-if” events that could cripple the company. Design-build construction replaces the traditional method which award separate contracts for design and construction. Design-build’s benefits in a post-loss environment should be considered during a holistic review. Recovery and reconstruction expert Jim Wills discusses outlines key issues and benefits.