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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Crisis Management & Business Continuity After a Major Flood
When floodwaters rise, so do the stakes for businesses. For corporate crisis managers, a major flood is more than a natural disaster—it’s a real-time stress test of operational resilience and…
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…
FirstLook Supports Efforts to Improve Cybersecurity Maturity
Guest Contributor: Heather Engel, Managing Director and Cyber Strategist, Strategic Cyber Partners If your company has any type of regulatory cybersecurity requirement, chances are those requirements include a Cyber Incident Response Plan. Whether DFARS 252.204-7012 to PCI to ISO 27001, incident response is a critical piece of your compliance and…
Is Your Organization Planning for Black Elephant Events?
Why don’t we talk about those “Elephant in the Room” scenarios? Those situations that are obvious to everyone, yet leaders still leave to chance. What are Black Elephant scenarios and is your organization preparing for them? Lessons to be learned from the Covid-19 pandemic are still being formulated even as…
4 Crisis Coordinator Resources
1. I was a Crisis Coordinator at the age of 18… Veterans gain invaluable skills during their service that can be translated and utilized in the crisis coordinator role. In this short video, Rob Burton discusses his own experience as a young soldier and what he skills he carried over…
VIDEO BLOG – 3 Tips When Preparing Crisis Management Exercises
In this short video, Rob Burton discusses the three things to do when planning your exercises: Set Objectives – What do you want to achieve in the exercise? What is your goal? The Exercise Participants – Based on your objectives, who is your audience? Scenario Overview – Create a story…
How to Prepare Your Business for a Data Breach
Article written by Dani Andrews Make no mistake about it: data breaches are a serious threat. In the digital data-driven age, cyber security protection is a crucial consideration for any business owner in virtually every industry. From credit reporting bureau Equifax to alternative dating site Ashley Madison, data breaches have…