In today’s hyper-connected world, the threat landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. Organizations face constant cyber threats, ranging from ransomware attacks to phishing schemes, supply chain vulnerabilities, and insider threats. While technology solutions like firewalls and encryption play a critical role in defense, one of the most impactful ways to prepare for cyber…
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…
Corporations have a duty of care when it comes to their employees operating in unfamiliar environments. Preparing those employees for various threats is every evolving challenge. In this podcast, we talk to Charles Skinner who talks about some specific travel security challenges in Africa as well as what organizations can do to help protect their…
In episode 28 of the PreparedEx podcast series, Managing Director, Rob Burton, discusses the crisis management briefing cycle. The briefing cycle is a disciplined crisis management activity that if implemented into a crisis team’s DNA, will increase their overall ability to respond to, and manage crises. This disciplined activity is taken from the military. Armies…
On October 25, 2011, Jessica Buchanan and a colleague were kidnapped at gunpoint by Somali land pirates and held for 93 days, enduring the most harrowing and painful experience of her life. On the day of her kidnapping, she silently said to herself, “Some do come out alive, the numbers are small but they do…
Communities are not just made up of homes and apartments. Many communities have businesses that provide jobs and other services to those communities. Major cities have businesses that are heavily integrated into their communities and so do some smaller cities and even towns. It’s imperative that businesses understand their communities and it is equally important…
Personal resilience is essentially our ability to overcome the challenges that life throws at us, to bounce back and critically, to maintain a positive outlook in the face of adversity. We all have some innate resilience but this can be developed; we can train ourselves to deal with unexpected disappointments or even really serious…
In episode 17 of the PreparedEx podcast, we discuss five security tips for the business traveler. Although we focus on the business traveler, anyone travelling for pleasure may also find this useful. When traveling to a foreign place on business or for pleasure, it is important that you understand the inherent dangers associated with that…
Many organizations have international operations as well as other requirements for their workforce to travel on their behalf. To ensure that employees are safe while travelling, it is incumbent upon the employer to provide those travelling employees with the necessary resources to ensure they’re protected from the various threats they may face. Different destinations present…
Security isn’t always on the top of your mind when we travel, but it should be. Be alert when you step off the plane Traveling long distances can cause tiredness, and tiredness and lead to making mistakes that could impact your journey. When you arrive into the country by air, there are a number…