We publish weekly updates from the business continuity world, covering recent news items or reflecting on our travels and experiences with clients.
Charlie addresses topics from a Business Continuity perspective and you might be surprised how much of today’s news relates to BC! Providing valuable insight, Charlie raises critical questions which will surely encourage you to reconsider your Business Continuity plans.
In this bulletin, Charlie discusses how business continuity has evolved in response to COVID‑19, the rise of cyber threats, geopolitical instability (including the Middle Eastern war), and supply chain vulnerabilities, and reflects on whether the profession has the right skills to remain relevant as these risks change. When writing the bulletin “Some Updated Cyber Ransomware Figures” about a
In today’s bulletin, Charlie discusses supply chains and business continuity and gives an insight into some useful case studies around supply chain resilience. Around 2010, I wrote a supply chain course which was then adopted by the BCI and delivered by its training partners worldwide. I had a similar version of it, which I delivered to PlanB Consulting’s
In today’s bulletin, Charlie looks at the recent collapse of ISG and gives an insight into what we can learn about supply chain management. Nick Sims of Cornwood Consulting inspired this bulletin, by sharing recent insights into supply chain issues at Aston Martin. He mentioned, “In a strategic adjustment, Aston Martin announced it would reduce its 2024 production
Day two of BCAW and Senior Consultant, Gavin Watt, explores what organisations can do to attempt to protect themselves from supply chain risks. What Can Organisations Do To Attempt To Protect Themselves From Supply Chain Risks? Supplier bankruptcy, trade disputes, political instability, pandemics, natural disasters and cyber-attacks are all seen to be key factors in supply chain disruption.
The Kaseya cyber-attack has been in the news for the last few days and I thought this was an opportunity not to look at the detail of the attack itself but to look at the issue of supply chain cyber attacks. Supply chain cyber attacks are where criminals target software vendors or IT services companies in order to