Technology is playing an ever-increasing role within the world of crisis and emergency management. We use it to socially to communicate with each other and we use it daily in a professional capacity. But how is it improving safety and security? In this episode we talk to Mark Gillan of Emergency Solutions International about how…
Every organization needs a crisis communications plan, that’s the opinion of David Kalson, Crisis Communication Associate of PreparedEx and Principal of Kalson Communications. When an organization is faced with a simmering issue, or an immediate crisis, it often finds response and management of the situation difficult. This is often due to poor planning. In this…
An Interview with Dr. Christopher Ankersen. Accidents happen. Things fall apart; tornadoes strike; the earth quakes; buildings collapse; lives are affected. However, in order for most formal preventative or response activities to take place, someone in authority must declare what has happened (or is likely to happen) to be a disaster. Only once this step…
Description: Organizations need to fully understand the risks to their Asset’s and the possible outcomes for if their Asset were compromised. Only once you can fully appreciate the risks and threats facing your Asset, can you then plan on how to best protect them. Innovative security design does not need to cost the world, and…
Lone-actor gun attacks against populated areas such as arenas and crowded places such as schools can challenge first responders and those organizations or educational institutions that are impacted. Now think about increasing the number of attackers and adding explosive devices, more weapons and other arms. Consider a Paris or Brussels style attack in the heart…
This interview is with Chris Reagan the Chief Executive Officer at Cerastes Ltd out of the UK. Rob and Chris discuss preparing organizations to for physical and digital threats through better security practices, how hostiles prepare to attack and the surveillance methods they use.
An enterprise faces many threats to it’s existence. Some threats are external and can pose complex challenges, others are internal and come with their own set of unique issues. During any crisis, an organization has a responsibility to react. Some business do this well, others fail miserably. In this podcast we hear from Dermot McCarthy…
There are many challenges that businesses face when they want to operate in a new environment. Unfamiliar surroundings can be complex and may present risks that an organization doesn’t have in its normal environment. In episode 46, we interview Heyrick Bond-Gunning the CEO of S-RM a Business Intelligence, Cyber Security & Risk Management firm. Heyrick…
How does your organization prepare for crises? Have you been through the planning process thoroughly? In this interview, we speak with WeWork’s crisis and emergency preparedness manager Michael Gladstone. He talks about the difference between planning in high threat places and those safer or less vulnerable environment. He also spoke about technology and how it’s…
Businesses can be impacted by different types of risk. Some risks can be prepared for, and others are more difficult to predict. Some organizations prepare for risks based on their location and the potential impact due to those specific regional and local risks. In Australia, there are some common threats we see elsewhere in the…