Cyber Attack: Effective Reaction
Preparing for cyber attacks is often a shortcoming in many organizations. In this article, we look at how to develop an effective incident response plan and give an overview of five steps that should be taken during an incident. It's the call that IT teams fear: An employee reports that [...]
The art of decision-making
Decision making in an emergency or even a crisis is an art. The decision-makers are either simply good at it or in the end are only lucky to know who to call. However, the right decision is often made for the wrong reasons! For those who know that they are [...]
Robustness, redundancy and resilience – a differentiation
The term robustness refers to systems that maintain their function despite fluctuating operating or manufacturing conditions, i.e. they are insensitive to interference. The system is in a stable state. This behaviour is also called the "principle of safe existence / safe life behaviour". This is achieved by taking fluctuating operating [...]
BREXIT – An emergency?
The heads of state and government of the remaining 27 EU member states have adopted the Brexit treaty package with Great Britain. This was announced by EU Council President Donald Tusk on Twitter on Sunday. They approved the treaty of resignation and a political declaration on future relations between [...]
What is behind ISO 22301:2012?
The ISO standard ISO 22301:2012 was published in May 2012. It is the world's first international standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM) to help organizations reduce the risk of business interruption from any source. The International Standard replaces the British Standard BS 25999. ISO Standard 22301 specifies the requirements [...]