Group, I was given a rather hard exercise to study about : it's the loss of telecomm and in general IP connectivity and the impact on a company. I guess at...
Something else to consider that has worked for me is to get the support of your insurers. If you can convince them, as I did, that your company is reducing...
Greg, This scenario was played out for real in Cambridgeshire a week or two ago when thieves stole a load of BT cables leaving at least one village and the...
Hi Greg, A very real scenario that does happen. We saw some of that during the London bombings a couple of years ago. There was a huge surge in people making...
Seems like a case of Life imitating Bulletin Boards!! Astonishing. Thanks for the link Dave. Robin DG ... From: discussbusinesscontinuity@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Greg, As stated in other posts, loss of IP connectivity is a very real problem that has happened. There are a good number of vendors out there that can help...
Constant concern - my organization is highly "virtual." To that end there are multiple ways around a localized hiccup, but if THE Internet went down - as The...
John, I'm impressed. I've never known of anyone that actually got reductions in the price of their coverage before. I've attended a number or RIMS (Risk and...
We did it by changing our approach to renewals. Our Head of Insurance Placement and I set up a series of presentations at, for example, the renewal of our...
John, What kind of resistance did you find internally as you pushed the idea of this project forward? Did you already have a relationship with the Head of ...
There was no resistance, just a few raised eyebrows. A probable advantage is that Head of Insurance Placement and I sit very close to each other so we often...
John I consistently find from vulnerability audits that CBR chemical biological radiological terrorism is not covered in policies. Neither is decontamination...
I would like to thank you for your time, and the shared info and suggestions. Special thoughts for Nick, John, Bill, Patricia and Jim. Best regards, Greg ... ...
Jim - It is mandatory to have terrorism cover in an aviation policy. An aviation policy covers aircraft, crew, passengers and cargo. Since 9/11 it has been a...
Hi All, We are Planning for Business Continuity Awareness in April. I would like to share the Industry Best Practices related to DR/BCP with my Management...
Hello everybody, We are looking for information about experiences related to BCM for hotels and resorts, which is a little different industry because of the...
Norman, When you look into the hotel business in the US, you find some interesting things. Most of your major hotel chains have a lot of good practices ...
Hello all, We are in the process of developing an wide area disaster plan for our bank. We are operating from Tokyo and hence the major concern is the...
Try Belfor Imbach. They have a video of them rescuing a Hilton, I'm pretty sure it was in Prague following some floods. Sorry I don't have more info to hand....
After more than 20 years of IT and Data Center Management, application and physical security design and being on the design, running and auditing of data...
Seems to me there was a thread on this list not long ago (within last 6 months). As I recall, one concern for lodges was if/when to order a guest evac . . ....
Hi Thanks to everyone for the interesting information that is put up on the site - it makes great reading and provides lots of information for reflection. ...
Ryan, Rosemary
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Hi Rosemary, One of the classiest and primitive cases of Business Continuity I have witnessed, was during my school days in Mumbai. Our school was split into 4...
Billimoria, Karl Bomi
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As noted, there are a myriad of challenges that hotels must consider. Hotels are public spaces that rarely close. A few thoughts: 1. Your hotel staff need to...
In many cases our call trees only take into consideration that it will be something regional and we assume that there will be some that can travel. Remove that...
Hi, I am seeking feedback on any recovery services (workspace) for the island of Mauritius. Usual solution, workstations, desks, phones etc with recovery on...
OK, lets assume that all central office facilities are down (either due to damage to the CO or to lines between the phones and the CO). It seems reasonable...
I do not have a plan to share with you but I can give some pointers. In the event of a major catastrophe such as a large earthquake you cannot rely on land...
