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Is Operational Resilience Just Business Continuity Done Properly?
Business continuity veteran Charlie Maclean-Bristol looks at what operational resilience means and how it compares with business continuity. While working on an operational resilience exercise for a client, he heard another industry expert state: “Operational resilience is just business continuity done properly.” Charlie’s article explores this statement. We are curious – what do you think? Stay tuned for more discussion on this topic.
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April 28 DRI Webinar Learn How Mindfulness Can Improve Incident Management!
A recent CDC study found that stress and anxiety levels in Q2 of 2020 were three times higher than in 2019. That's why the DRI Foundation's Women in Business Continuity Management (WBCM) Committee is hosting this webinar to be held on April 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET. WBCM member Karina de Allicon — who developed and teaches DRI's new Mindfulness Practices to Improve Incident Management workshop — will show you why mindfulness is relevant to our profession. And you’ll come away with actionable information that you can use in your organization right away!
Register here >>Long Distance Costs: To help with remote security, organizations are increasing training budgets
88% of respondents to a survey by Prey indicate they’ve upgraded their training efforts since the beginning of the pandemic.
Read MoreOn Their Own: Employees are still failing basic cybersecurity tests, even after receiving training
A recent survey found 61% of employees can’t pass a simple quiz on the topic.
Read MoreThe Health of Health: The pandemic has drawn attention to the ability of heath care resources to respond to large scale threats
With risks from pandemics to disasters, efforts need to be made to ramp up preparedness in response to future threats.
Read MoreMan and Machine: A new project seeks to pair community leaders with machine learning to help identify disaster-related risks
The project plans to harvest information from social network posts, based on user filtering.
Read MoreAn App a Day: If you’re in an area where you might find yourself in a natural disaster, consider loading these apps on to your phone
These disaster response apps provide detailed information on how to respond and who to contact in emergency situations.
Read MoreConstant Questions: By repeatedly asking where gaps may be, disaster recovery plans can be greatly improved
With regular reviews, holes can be identified and patched before disaster strikes.
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DRJ's 65th Conference "Resiliency in a Time of Rebuilding"
September 19 - 22, 2021 -- Phoenix. The largest event dedicated to managing risk and resiliency in 2021. Reduce downtime. Increase workplace safety. More secure data. Reduce overall risk. New skills. Latest technology. Lively discussions on the top issues. Link to the DRJ ROI Toolkit to assist you in funding the conference.
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Don’t Miss this RIMS Webinar Reputation Risks. Reputation Protection. Crisis Reduction.
May 5 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET The webinar is free. Register Now
Due to the countless crises of 2020 and now early 2021, as well as the many disruptions these issues caused most businesses, executives and directors have increasingly recognized “reputation” as one of the most important elements of a corporation to enhance, protect and defend.
During this webinar, panelists from the reputation management firm ReputationUs will offer an overview of their eLearning program that trains you to become certified in reputation management and crisis response to protect your company’s brand and bottom line.
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