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Three Ways Simulated News Can Transform Your Scenario

When planning your crisis exercise and it’s injects, consider these three ways simulated news stories can transform your scenario and bring it to life: 1. Realism Many times we get the first hint of an unfolding situation by turning on the morning or evening news. We learn of an impending storm, a new cyber threat,…

ransomware

Mark Hoffman’s “Ransomware as a Crisis”

Mark Hoffman, who we interviewed this past summer for the PreparedEx Podcast, wrote a great article for the International Crisis Management Conference (ICMC),  “Ransomware as a Crisis“.  In his article, Mark discusses the importance of cyber security in your crisis management program as well as the tool he developed, the Cyber Security Playbook, which walks the Crisis…

social media

Social Media – A Double-Edged Sword

How will your organization handle social media during a crisis? David Kalson of PreparedEx recently presented, “The Internet, Social Media, and Crisis Communications”, at the International Crisis Management Conference in Boston this past April. During his presentation, he discussed the pros and cons of social media during a crisis. Negatives: Irate customers who may not…

Horizon Scanning

What Is Horizon Scanning?

During the month of May, Rob Burton is focusing on Horizon Scanning and why this tool should be implemented into your crisis management team’s tool kit. Predicting Crises Through Horizon Scanning Horizon Scanning is a systematic examination of potential threats, opportunities and future developments, which may have the potential to create new risks or change the character of…

Briefing Cycle
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3 Useful Resources for the Crisis Briefing Cycle

Photo Credit – Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr Rob Burton recently wrote and article titled “3 Steps to an Effective Crisis Management Briefing Cycle“, where he discusses his 3 step approach that will help you achieve a comprehensive briefing cycle process.  His three steps are: Planning and Documenting Disciplined Discussion Actions Rob was also featured in the latest…

cyber bullying
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Does Your Business Have A Cyberbully?

Cybersecurity in general is always a hot topic in terms of Crisis Management. However, cyber bullying in the corporate space isn’t always addressed.  Erik & Jonathan Bernstein of Bernstein Crisis Management wrote a great blog on the subject.  In their article, “Cyberbullying – a Crisis Management Issue“, they discuss what cyber bullying looks like when a…