Curated Content - This Month
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Business Continuity
- Template: Operational Risk Assessment Template
- Article: Metrics that Matter in Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
- Article: 101 Business Continuity Metrics
- Blog: A Business Impact Analysis Checklist
- Blog: Business Continuity Tips for Remote & Hybrid Employees
- Blog: Top 5 Scenarios for Business Continuity Testing
- Guide: Food and Agricultural Sector Risk Management and Resilience Planning
- Whitepaper: Investing in Business Continuity: A Guide for Executive Leaders. Why business continuity has become an executive priority
- Webinar on demand: Proactive preparedness: Embrace a proactive approach to business continuity
Emergency Response Planning
- Checklist: Power & Generator Checklist
- Blog: How to Write a Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Business
- Article: So Much More to Do After the Initial Response
- Article: Five Key Domains of Incident Management
- Resource Library: Severe Weather Resource Center. Checklists, articles, exercises, guides.
- Guides: Storm Season Preparation Resource Guides
- Webinar on demand: Learning from the past to prepare for the future
Active Threat Preparedness and Response
- Checklist: Civil Unrest Readiness Checklist
- Blog: 9 Civil Unrest Tabletop Takeaways for More Effective Risk Mitigation
- Video: Mitigating Risk During Civil Unrest: A 360 Degree View
- Toolkit: CISA's Shields Ready resilience campaign helps critical infrastructure stakeholders take action to enhance security and resilience. Includes: Grants, guidance, information, resources, assessments, exercises, videos, and more.
- Article: Nation-State Threats – Preparing at All Levels
Risk and Safety
- Template: Operational Risk Assessment Template
- Tool: Enterprise Risk Management Tool: Evaluating Risks Linked to Assumptions
- Article: Beyond Compliance: Leveraging Security Audits for Enhanced Risk Management
- Regulation: Chemical Safety and Security: Risk Management Program Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Final Rule
- Whitepaper: When Risk Comes Home: Out of Sight Cannot Mean Out of Mind. 10-Point Plan to Protect Employees Working from Home
Power
Communications
- Article: 10 Best Practices for Succession Planning
- Blog: Sports Scandals: What the headlines can teach us about crisis comms
- eBook: Mass Notification 101 for Business Leaders
- Webpage: Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Emergency Management & Disaster Recovery Resources
Exercises
- Blog: 9 Civil Unrest Tabletop Takeaways for More Effective Risk Mitigation
- Article: Rehearsing Plan B: The Importance of Mastering Your Workarounds
- Checklist: Checklist for Business Continuity Testing
- Webinar on demand: The role of corporate training in changing organizational culture
Supply Chain
- Article: How New Balance Has Weathered Years of Supply Chain Disruptions
- Article: Taiwan Quake Was a Lesson in Resiliency for the Global Supply Chain
- Blog: Reinventing Defensive Supply Chain Risk With AI
- Blog: Diversifying Beyond China: An Imperative for Global Supply Chain Resilience
- Guide: The Ultimate Guide for Surviving Economic Uncertainty & Supply Chain Disruption
- eBook: Supply Chain Resiliency: Driving Innovation through Evolution
- Report: ICT Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force Threat Scenarios Report
- Video / Article: Watch: Controlling Supply Chain Risk Through Visibility
- Whitepaper: Multi-Tier Collaboration: The Key to Supply Chain Resilience
Vital Records Protection
Cybersecurity
- Article: Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry
- Blog: How to Strengthen Your Defenses & Resilience Against Cyberattacks
- Blog: Cybersecurity Tips for When You’re Working from Home
- Resource Kit: 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit User Guide by KnowBe4
- Games and Videos: Play this Cybersecurity Learning Game: The Inside Man: New Recruits Game. Also check out the fun cybersecurity videos of season 1 episodes of " The Inside Man" in this Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kit.
- Game: Mini-Game: Safe Web Surfing. Provided by KnowBe4
- Learning Module: QR Codes: Safe Scanning. Provided by KnowBe4
- Checklist: Cybersecurity Checklist for Regulated Industries
- Podcast: CISO’s Secrets Podcast: Hear peer insights and see all episodes.
- Webinar on demand: Cyber Impacts *ARE* Business Impacts Too
Archived (Past Curated Content)
Networking Opportunities
- Virtual Meeting: BCI USA Chapter Monthly Fireside Chat, network with Business Continuity professionals. Occurs every 3rd Thursday of the month. 2:30-3:30 MDT
- Virtual Meeting: Continuity Professionals of Ohio Fireside Chat, Monthly, Every 3rd Wednesday at 12pm MDT.
- LinkedIn: BCI USA Chapter LinkedIn group to network with other business continuity and resilience professionals
- LinkedIn: United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ARISE: Follow to stay updated on the community’s latest news, events, and opportunities, share your contributions and noteworthy achievements.
- LinkedIn: The BCI Women in Resilience Group on LinkedIn
- Virtual Meeting: The BCI Women In Resilience Chapter
- Association: Business Resiliency Professionals Association (BRPA)
Documents
BCP Course Executive Summaries
Videos
Be Ready Business Videos (Playlists and Channels)
Presentations
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