A Three-Year Crisis Simulation Exercise Program That Validates Preparedness is an Approach Every Organization Should Take Does your organization just “check the box” when it comes to conducting crisis simulation exercises? Do you really understand the true value of conducting effective simulation exercises? Do you take the annual “one off” approach, or are your…
The Crisis Management Team’s (CMT) role during a physical event may vary depending on the scale and complexity of the emergency. Knowing what to do during such events is essential. In the early stages of a physical event, the CMT needs to be organized. Making timely and accurate decisions due to the team being well…
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…
An Organization is Not “Crisis Ready” Unless it Validates Plans and Teams Through Crisis Simulation Exercises on an Ongoing Basis Do your crisis simulation exercises really engage your team members? Are they impactful in a way that your leadership team wants to invest more time and financial resources into them? Not sure? Then this short…
Business continuity is an integral part of any organization. Those that do it well invest in their people and ultimately in the security of the organization’s future. Those that don’t do it well, and those that don’t do it at all, run the risk of creating an environment that is not only unstable, but that…
A crisis management team can only truly be ready for a crisis when it has evaluated its preparedness through crisis simulation tabletop exercises. The Tabletop Exercise Tabletop Exercises bring together heads of lines of business and leaders of business processes to evaluate their state of readiness for crisis management, disaster recovery and business continuity. Realistic…
Preparing your crisis management team is essential. Many personnel that make up a typical crisis team come from various functions of the company and have never been exposed to or had to manage crises during their careers. This podcasts uncovers some of the minimum requirements that a crisis team must have in place for them…
Ensuring the simulation exercise is a success requires detailed planning. The Exercise Coordinator has a number of responsibilities that are described in this short video. The exercise team has a number of specific responsibilities when preparing, delivering and evaluating the exercise. This short video describes those responsibilities. Related: eLearning – Introduction to Crisis…
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
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…