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06/30/2010 - Phishing and Identity Theft More than 10 million Americans are victims of identity theft a year. A recent survey estimates that the dollar value of the crime was $52.6 billion in 2004. Individuals and businesses alike are at risk. Make your family and your business more secure against phishing and identity theft. Read Full Issue 06/23/2010 - Business Continuity and the Economy The current unsettled economy can impact business continuity in many ways. Even though there are signs that the economy is beginning to recover, businesses are still failing at a high rate. Organizations have been forced to adjust their business model and operating costs by reducing workforce, seeking other cost-saving opportunities, and developing business contingency plans for changing economic conditions. As the economy continues to stall, however, companies are now focused on managing emerging risks that could have an impact on long-term sustainability. It’s clear that mitigation or contingency plans need to be developed for their ongoing survival. Read Full Issue 06/16/2010 - Compliance and Governance Regulatory compliance and corporate governance many times go hand-in-hand, working together to keep organizations out of trouble with the government and, therefore, preventing disruptions that could damage reputation and the ability to continue operations. Every year, it seems, brings more concerns about compliance; regulators are now warning about social networking and its potential for problems. While it is important to ensure that compliance and governance are always on your radar, even 100% compliance isn’t the answer to keeping you 100% safe from disruptions. Read Full Issue 06/09/2010 - BCP Testing and Exercising How often should you test your business continuity plan? As often as possible and as much of it as possible. Unless the plan is brought out and tested on a regular basis, there is the risk that some things won’t work if a real emergency does occur. If your plan needs testing, this issue will provide information on how to do it. Read Full Issue 06/02/2010 - Hurricanes/Summer Weather Summer is not far away – meteorological summer begins June 1 – and neither are the dangers of summer: hurricanes, floods, storm surge, lightning, high temperatures, humidity, water accidents. NOAA expects an active to extremely active hurricane season, and some areas of the country will experience extreme high temperatures and drought. All of these situations can threaten your business and your employees. Make sure you’re prepared to prevent as many disasters as possible and to recover in the event disaster strikes. Read Full Issue 05/26/2010 - National Safety Month The National Safety Council (NSC) has designated June as National Safety Month and encourages businesses to get involved and participate in safety activities. The goal is to bring attention to critical safety issues that can affect your employees – and their families -- on or off the job. Read Full Issue 05/19/2010 - Mass Notification Systems When a disaster is imminent – or already upon you – how do you meet the need to communication to everyone in your facility or on your campus? Today’s answer to this challenge is the mass notification system (MNS). This issue provides information on planning for and selecting a MNS that meets your needs. Read Full Issue 05/12/2010 - Business Continuity Planning Business continuity planning helps organizations prepare for and recover from disruptive events – from a power outage to a tornado to a terrorist attack. It’s important to recognize, however, that BCP also can provide great value to the organization -- other than helping to ensure its survivability. Read Full Issue 05/05/2010 - Employees and Business Continuity We always talk about the fact that our people are our most important asset. Now is the time to assess how well we are handling this asset and to consider the employee’s role in business continuity – or, as one of this week’s articles calls it – the Employee Factor. There seem to be almost no end to the employee issues you are required to deal with; hiring, firing, privacy, safety, and ethics are only some of these. Check out this week’s articles to see if you’ve missed any critical steps you should be taking to ensure your employees’ well being and that of your business. Read Full Issue 04/28/2010 - Testing Your Business Continuity Plan If you haven’t tested your business continuity plan lately, how can you be sure it’s up to date? People may have come and gone or equipment may have changed, and, if so, the plan may not work. It’s important that the plan is tested and people are trained so that, if disaster strikes, your organization will be back up and running with as little down time as possible. Learn about the challenges and best practices of testing and training. Read Full Issue
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