Category: Business Continuity & Resilience

Author: Mark Bezzina Key takeaways: A business continuity plan must be risk-led, not template-driven. Executive ownership is critical to effective business continuity management. Business Impact Analysis (BIA) forms the foundation of any workable plan. Testing and regular review determine whether…

Business resilience refers to a company’s ability to adapt and recover from adverse events or disruptions. These disruptions can be caused by various factors such as natural disasters, cyber-attacks, economic downturns or pandemics. The goal of business resilience is to…

Summer in Australia. The time of year where temperatures sit at an all-time high, as does the need for crisis planning and preparations. The heat of the summer brings with it the blazes of bushfires, because Covid-19 isn’t the only…

A security perspectives article brought to you by Agilient partner, Unisys. There aren’t many organisations that can confidently say that they will never be hacked. And those that do, probably shouldn’t. As a result, security strategies are moving from cyber prevention to cyber…

Supply chains are coming under increasing attack, yet many enterprises and vendors remain poorly prepared to prevent or detect growing supply chain cyber-risks. A supply chain attack occurs when someone infiltrates your system through an outside partner or provider with…

COVID-19 has impacted our personal and professional lives in multiple ways and is likely to do so for at least another six months. On the work front, many of us are now working from home which is a huge change…

Over a month ago, Woolworths stores fell victim to a nationwide IT issue that rendered register systems unusable for half an hour at 4pm on April 16th. Close to 500 Woolworths stores around Australia were affected and left customers with…

In today’s fast-paced world, never before have businesses, government agencies and other organisations been subject to such a complex magnitude of risks and threats. Cyber attacks, terrorist activity, natural disasters, supply chain failures, market volatility and reputational crises are just…

In today’s modern world almost every business has a web presence and uses a vast array of technology from emails, webpages and in some cases, such as aviation and health, interactive complex systems to enhance their core business. Today’s society…