Global Disaster Alert Business Survival (tm) NewsComprehensive Business Continuity Management Program
A complete template program for business on CD-ROM that includes advice for all development steps from the Information Collection Process, through the Business Analysis, to the actual Business Continuity and Crisis Response documentation and finally with assistance for the ongoing exercising and maintenance process. More...
Disaster Recovery Testing
Untested contingency / recovery plans are of little value. Testing is far more than finding holes in the plan: it confirms the underlying assumptions are workable; it can also be a valuable training tool. More...
Principles and Practice of Business Continuity
This new book explores the subject of Business Continuity Management: from basic principles to best practices. More...
NEW BOOK - Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning, Community Preparedness
The new book Pandemic Influenza: Emergency Planning and Community Preparedness introduces readers to the critical global and domestic issues regarding a potential pandemic. More...
Emotional Crises in the Workplace
Provides well-tested Emotional Continuity Management tools that bridge human emotional dynamics with the fiscal demands of a company. More...
Manufacturing, Distribution Business Continuity
A new Business Continuity template specifically designed for manufacturing or distribution businesses with 1,150+ pages on CD-ROM. More...
FluTracker provides an easy-to-use mapping tool for tracking H1N1 flu – around the world, down to your local area.
US cities would be so overwhelmed by a dirty bomb or nuclear bomb attack that they would invariably rely upon the federal government for recovery, but agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have not yet completed their planning for delivering such assistance, congressional investigators warned.
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Tornadoes create risks that differ in key ways from those in a hurricane area. Cancer Treatment Centers of America showcases a study BC/DR plan for dealing with tornadoes.
Business and technology environments are more complex than ever and the reliance on information technology is firmly entrenched in the success factors of most organizations. Being prepared to respond to situations – both planned and unexpected – that threaten to disrupt essential business systems and processes, is a major corporate concern.
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has produced two new Business Continuity training DVDs:
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Congratulations — you’ve been assigned to implement your firm’s disaster recovery plan. Data backed up offsite? Check. Distributed data center? Check. Recovery procedures tested? Check. What’s missing? People.
This primer (compiled from articles in CSO magazine) explains the basic concepts of business continuity planning and also directs you to more CSO magazine resources on the topic.
A word of advice before applying for BS25999-2 certification
There are two things that are obvious about disaster recovery (DR) testing: everybody with a DR plan should test, and most don’t test frequently enough.
Your hard drive might crash. Thieves might steal your laptop at a café. You might realize on Friday that you desperately need the now-departed Wednesday version of an important document that you significantly altered on Thursday.
A new security assessment of the nation’s private-sector computer networks from the Department of Homeland Security says some of the most worrisome vulnerabilities reflect the open structure of the Internet itself.
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