Creating an Effective Emergency Response Plan for Universities: A Step-by-Step Guide

Universities are dynamic environments that face a wide range of potential emergencies, from natural disasters to security threats. A well-crafted emergency response plan is essential for ensuring the safety of

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Business Continuity and Risk Management

What is the relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management? The relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management depends on the organization. In most cases, Business Continuity is a sub-domain

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Developing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment for Universities: A Step-by-Step Guide

In an ever-evolving landscape of threats, universities must prioritize comprehensive risk assessments to safeguard their operations and ensure the safety of students, staff, and faculty. A thorough risk assessment identifies

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Top Threats to University Security and How to Prepare

Universities are vibrant centers of learning, innovation, and community, but they also face a range of security threats that can disrupt operations and endanger students, staff, and faculty. From natural

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Community Collaboration

Community Collaboration This article discusses Community Resilience, the importance of pooling existing resources and community collaboration, including stories from: The Christchurch Earthquakes Following the devastating earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand

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What is a Business Continuity Plan?

What is a Business Continuity Plan? A set of processes and procedures (your go-to document) that will give you a good chance of remaining in business when something happens which

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Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery The below video is a discussion on Disaster Recovery, Data back-ups and the importance of hiring a professional to help you with this work rather than taking a

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Business Recovery Plan

Business Recovery Plan I recently attended a breakfast meeting on the relationship between Insurance and Business Continuity. Having the appropriate Insurance in place needs to be a key element of your

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Organizational Resilience Model

Organizational Resilience Model Aaron Gracey of Squared Apples has developed this Organizational Resilience Model, which is based on research into how the UK military developed and maintained its resilience. The tool

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Business Resilience Training

Business Resilience Training A bank in Australia undertook some Business Resilience Training and decided to test their Business Continuity Plan one weekend with a power-outage. The bank arranged for the

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