Auditing Your BCP and DR Program – Just How Resilient is Your Organization?

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Auditing Your BCP and DR Program – Just How Resilient is Your Organization?

2020 was a year of massive change: implementing work from home, improving digital capabilities, pivoting sales & supply channels, and adjusting business models. In the future, organizations will need to be resilient in order to succeed. Expert Dan Swanson has more than 35 years of experience in audit and information security. His article guides executives on how to evaluate their organizations.

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The U.S. Capitol Invasion: Lessons In Physical Security

Facility Executive assembled a panel of security experts to explore what went wrong, and the lessons to be learned from the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Participants in this roundtable discussion include: Randy Atlas, Ph.D. FAIA CPP, Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. Gregory P. Guidice, President & CEO, Elite Detection K9 Brian Dusza, CPP, Vice President, Consulting Services, Allied Universal® Risk Advisory and Consulting Services Dave Hunt, CPP, FBCI, President, Homeland Security Consulting

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Climbing the Hill: What lessons can private organizations take from the riot at the US Capitol?

The response to the event can help guide understanding into the nature of preparedness.

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Bank On It: Food banks often find themselves excluded from emergency planning

Tighter integration with emergency planning can ensure food banks are properly stocked to handle the sudden influx after a disaster.

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The Cost of Crisis: As disasters become more frequent and expensive, the need to update US disaster policy grows

2020 saw the US hit by a record 22 climate and weather disasters which caused losses greater than a billion dollars.

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New Year, New Plan:  With the calendar changing over, it’s time to review and update your business continuity plan

Contingencies need to be made, as the potential risks to smooth operation continue to evolve.

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Reviewing the Situation: Cybersecurity audits can help identify critical gaps in your planning

Reviews by qualified parties can minimize the risk of exposure to hacks or other external attacks.

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Shaking The Foundations: Japan continues to increase spending to ensure infrastructure can handle natural disasters

In December, the government announced a new five year plan investing over $140 billion to mitigate disaster risks.

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Industry Pulse

Agility has announced the acquisition of Connecticut-based RecoveryPlanner, a long established provider of business continuity software and consultancy services. RecoveryPlanner CEO Monica Goldstein, JD, CBCP, joins the Agility team as well as RecoveryPlanner’s certified Business Continuity Planners and Support groups.

“We have seen an increased demand for business continuity planning assistance as companies rethink and elevate their overall risk management,” said Jon Bahl, CEO of Agility Recovery. “RecoveryPlanner has industry expertise and credibility working with clients to manage risk and incidents, including complex, robust business continuity planning, which meshes perfectly with our simple, lighter approach through Agility Planner. In keeping with our mission, we now offer end-to-end business continuity planning for businesses, no matter how simple or complex their program requirements.”

In addition to tools for business continuity planning, incident management, and integrated risk management, the RecoveryPlanner team includes master-certified business continuity planners and industry experts who join the Agility team.

The acquisition of RecoveryPlanner strengthens the Agility SaaS offering and brand previously elevated through the acquisitions of Recovery Solutions in 2020, Preparis emergency notification software in 2019, and Rentsys Recovery Services in 2018.

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