Building and Maintaining Crisis Management Skills
In episode 20 of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob chats again from home about the importance of building and maintaining your crisis management skills in between exercises.
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has shown that many organizations were not prepared to respond to and manage the impacts caused by the virus. Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) were either not developed or were out of date. That’s why it’s essential that your BCP remains up-to-date and is regularly validated. In this blog we provide…
In this episode, we interview Dan Gortze who is security expert and keynote speaker. We discuss the following: Cyber-security challenges Cyber threat actors Insider threats and the Common cyber-security gaps base on real events The importance of incident management simulation exercises Including critical vendors in cyber-attack preparedness planning Dan Gortze on LinkedIn
“My company has a business continuity plan. Why do I need a crisis communication plan, too?” Business continuity and crisis management are increasingly on the minds of organizational leaders worldwide. As well they should be. Many senior leaders with a business continuity plan in place believe they are well prepared for a crisis. And…
A drone operator supporting infrastructure inspections overseas wakes up to find their systems locked. A message flashes across the screen—data exfiltrated, operations halted. The next day, a protest formed outside their regional office. Demonstrators accuse the company of enabling surveillance and military operations for a foreign adversary—activities they claim have been linked to violations of fundamental human rights, from…
When your company is faced with a crisis, you need to have a plan of action. This includes knowing how you’re going to communicate what has happened and who will be in charge of handling it. The more prepared your team members are for this eventuality, the better they will be at keeping the situation…
The Crisis Communications Plan as an essential component of the overall Crisis Plan. Many times during crises, employees are the most neglected stakeholder group. Having a comprehensive stakeholder list is important during an incident and crisis. Create yours today and validate it during simulation exercises. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar…
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