Contingency planning and crisis management are not conflicting concepts but instead work in tandem. Contingency planning is the process of preparing for potential emergencies, while crisis management ...

On Oct. 27, 2009, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Computer Security Division (CSD) published Special Publication (SP) 800-34 Revision ...

Business Continuity (BC), Incident Response (IR), and Disaster Recovery (DR) are terms that may seem synonymous due to their functional similarities, but they all fall under the umbrella of ...

Fred Schaard’s overseas vacation during the fall of 2008 was a far cry from what he had envisioned. Instead of relaxing, he spent the bulk of his time trying—often unsuccessfully—to communicate with ...

Oil spill contingency planning is the process of developing a suitable spill response capability with guidance on the contingency planning process for potential oil spills in or on water following an ...

With the rising risk of recession, many companies are thinking about recession contingency plans. Every good plan has goals, but they are often overlooked in recession plans. The best performing ...