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!

2016

Vol. 503 – Workplace Violence Typology

June 1, 2016

Current incidents of extremist violence at home and abroad demonstrate the need for an expansion of existing OSHA’s workplace violence typology. Expert Steve Crimando offers timely advice for your continuity plan.

Vol. 502 – Business Continuity Awareness Week

May 18, 2016

Business Continuity Awareness Week is this week and there is plenty going on. BCI is hosting a multitude of webinars during the week providing educational resources, while highlighting the value of business continuity.

Vol. 501 – Scenario-based Continuity Plans

May 4, 2016

Scenario-based continuity plans: For some reason, bad ideas often attempt to make a comeback – typically, after enough time has passed and the very reason they were discarded or abandoned in the first place is forgotten. Drake Toney explains the better alternative.

Vol. 500 – Young Leaders in Resilience

April 20, 2016

Emily Raisch, Program Director of the NYC Pediatric Disaster Coalition and Executive Director of the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine shares how she got started in the industry and gives tips to aspiring future colleagues.

Vol. 499 – The Role of Senior Management

April 6, 2016

Regina Phelps: There are two things you must have in place before planning a cyber breach exercise to ensure the exercise goes smoothly. Both are critically important. You need senior management commitment and you need a willing Technology and Information Security department.

Vol. 498 – Effective Business Continuity: Program vs Plan

March 16, 2016

Each stage of the BC lifecycle must be performed to ensure plans support the response to a disruptive event and recovery of the organization’s critical products and services within business and stakeholder expectations. TJ Heginbotham writes.

Vol. 497 – Terrorism: Business Continuity, Behaviour and Barriers

March 2, 2016

BC helps build and improve resilience and provides the capability for an effective response to threatening events but we need to prepare something now. Convert that action to include an exercise in advance. Peter Powers tells us more.

Vol. 496 – Data Breaches: How to Protect Corporate Reputation and the Bottom Line

February 17, 2016

Data Breaches: How to Protect Corporate Reputation and the Bottom Line They can hit any company at any time. Everyone should assess the potential reputation and financial damage of a data breach and implement steps to increase crisis readiness. Oliver S. Schmidt, C4CS, explains.

Vol. 495 – What is important in a notification solution?

February 3, 2016

You are our expert… and you may win an iPad Mini 4 ($400 retail) for a few minutes of time. We have 700 participants, but have we heard from you? Tell us (and your peers) what is important in a notification solution, what’s not so important. What’s the real scoop?

Vol. 494 – Crisis Communications During an IT Breach or Event?

January 20, 2016

Don’t miss these 10 questions you should ask any notifications vendor about IT alerting! Executive Publisher Tommy Rainey reviews critical features to consider when evaluating notification solutions. Part of our Special Edition.

Vol. 493 – Cyberattack? It’s not a question of IF but WHEN

January 6, 2016

Cyberattack? It’s not a question of IF but WHEN. Breaches happen to the most ‘secure’ of systems these days. Creating a cyberattack training exercise should be at the top of your list for 2016. Noted DRG author Regina Phelps tells you how in our new Special Edition.