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“Physician Heal Thyself”
Monday, March 21st 2011
Invoking our Own BCP Posted by Fiona Mostyn “Physician heal thyself” – so says the well known Biblical proverb so often used whenever the opportunity arises for companies to avail themselves of their own services. On arriving at our offices…
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Reputation Management and Social Media
Wednesday, March 16th 2011
Posted by Alex Beaumont In the last few weeks there have been some well publicised negative feedback stemming from high profile business interruptions at Vodafone and Gmail. Negative messages about a company can now buzz around the internet with just…
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Finding your way through the continuity standards maze
Tuesday, February 1st 2011
Posted by Tony Gimple. With the new ISO standard for Business Continuity (22301) currently at the enquiry stage (or 40.20 in standards language), another continuity standard will be added to the fold. What should those looking for gold standard continuity…
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2010 – A Year of Business Continuity
Friday, December 24th 2010
2010 – A year of Business Continuity By Tony Gimple It’s been a busy year for the business continuity world with many major crises. Here are some of the major events and statistics of 2010. January The Government commissioned a…
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Are You Prepared for the Ever Growing Cyber Security Threat?
Wednesday, December 15th 2010
Posted by Tony Gimple. Cyber threats have hit the headlines in a major way since the WikiLeaks embassy cables story began to hit the media. Initial government concerns were about the security of their own documents, hoping to avoid the…
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SMEs – Coping with the Snow
Thursday, November 25th 2010
Posted by Fiona Mostyn. It’s not surprising that lots of small and medium sized businesses are worried about the impact that the harsh winter weather is having on their ability to function. Lloyds TSB Commercial found that the snow and…
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Is Your Insurance Broker Costing you Money?
Wednesday, November 24th 2010
Posted by Tony Gimple. A comparative analysis by Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) revealed some significant divergences of opinion between insurance broking and claims practitioners, with 90% of claims practitioners stating that business continuity plans make a difference on eventual claims;…