Developing a real-time understanding of every facet of a resilience program is a passion of mine! In this post I will share some ideas on the value it has provided in empowering me to do real-time assessment analysis with minimal manual effort. A major goal of this post is to getRead More
When you performed your BIA dependency analysis interviews with process owners, I know you asked them about any specialized equipment they will require during a disruptive event. In fact, we discuss probing for specialized equipment in the post ‘Recipe for a Successful BIA’. It is important to store these offsite, eitherRead More
I compiled this ready to use list in case your management is not paying attention or does not understand the criticality when you alert them to cyber threats, vulnerabilities and infrastructure risks. You can cherry pick some examples from this list that just might get their attention. Unfortunately, this list expandsRead More
Or – ‘How Sandy the Cute Little Squirrel Can Take You Down!’ Many people, including management, often mistakenly believe business continuity and resilience is limited to preparing for major disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes or terrorism. Although, it is critical to prepare for these large-scale events, in my experience it isRead More
Welcome to our world! Every day I get hundreds of threat alerts from situational awareness sources I monitor. They include earthquakes, floods, shootings, fires, power outages, protests… Some sort of threat event occurs every few seconds somewhere in the world. I analyze the threat data for trends and possible impacts toRead More
You completed the hard work. Not it is time to wow management with what you have done and what you can do going forward! After you have completed your Business Impact and Risk Assessment it is time to build an executive report for management’s review. I like to do oneRead More
The goal of a risk assessment (RA) is to calculate risk as it relates to threats, probabilities, impacts and vulnerabilities. If you think creatively, the risk assessment can also tip you off to business opportunities and revenue generators! This post provides one framework for developing a risk assessment. There are manyRead More
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) will empower you to clearly understand which processes are time-sensitive (critical) to your organization’s ongoing success based on several factors. You will be able to accurately gauge when each process needs to be up-and-running and the impact to your organization if it is not available when the businessRead More
In this part of the website we will cover performing a thorough Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment (RA) which are the building blocks to making you more resilient and providing incredible value to your employees and organization beyond core business continuity. To build a solid foundation, we must… Understand our assets atRead More