These exercises and many more one-hour exercises are contained in Charlie Maclean-Bristol’s new book, Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan.
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The observation may be a simple set of notes or it can be a formalized report. In either case, the most effective aspect of an observation is that it results in improvement or added excellence to the performance of your company’s performance.
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Read moreNEW BOOK: Business Continuity Exercises: Quick Exercises to Validate Your Plan
An Unexercised Continuity Plan Could Be More Dangerous Than No Plan At All!
Read moreWhy Values Matter in a Crisis
A crisis is a test of leadership. A test of systems. And a test of relationships. But it is also a test of values.
Read moreFREE CHAPTER: Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment: The Power of the Observation
In this chapter you will discover: • An overview of the concept of an “observation.” • The primary elements included in the observation as well as its format. • Fundamental considerations when performing and documenting the observation including...
Read moreIs This the Least Meaningful Crisis Defense?
When a crisis strikes it’s very natural to try and hide behind some sort of a defensive statement. Yet that statement needs to be meaningful and not just a fashionable cliché posing as a moral fig-leaf.
Read moreInformation Security Policies Made Easy – Version 14 NOW AVAILABLE
What’s new in INFORMATION SECURITY POLICIES MADE EASY Version 14? – Security Policy Library Update for the Common Policy Library (CPL) – Updated Security Policy Mappings – 39 Updated “Ready-to-Go” Sample...
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