Hopefully you didn’t miss Part 1 of 10 BCP Mistakes You Really Want to Avoid where we laid out the first five mistakes for you. If you did, check the post available here. 6. Not maintaining the plan. Outdated contact information, a list of unaddressed action items and procedures that no longer reflect your business […]
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Don’t let these BCP mistakes put your recovery at risk: 1. Managing the wrong risks. You may have heard of the term cognitive bias – the irrational errors that we humans make in our decision-making. One type of cognitive bias, the availability heuristic, causes us to heavily weigh our judgments toward more recent information. This […]
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At KingsBridge we recognize that, while we use SHIELD every day and are very familiar with its layout, you have other competing priorities. When you do have a chance to log in, you might need a couple of minutes to refresh your memory as to where to find everything. Wouldn’t it be nice if there […]
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Previously we wrote about the fall-out from the Lac Megantic rail disaster – the deadliest Canadian rail disaster since 1867. Many lessons were learned from the two-year investigation that followed. While less catastrophic, the recent post-Hurricane Harvey Arkema plant explosion near Houston, Texas, will also reveal its own take-aways. However, even without results from investigations […]
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What can we learn from Lac Mégantic In July of 2013, the deadliest Canadian rail accident since 1867 occurred in Lac Megantic, Quebec. A series of errors resulted in a train carrying crude oil to roll downhill before derailing in the town of Lac Megantic. The accident resulted in: 63 derailed rail cars 47 deaths […]
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The KingsBridge team was onsite in Orlando last week ‘Keeping it Simple and Straightforward’ at DRJ SpringWorld. Record traffic at the KingsBridge booth this year may be the result of the Hershey’s kisses and coffee on offer, but more likely the huge number of enhancements we’ve made to our Shield software over the last […]
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Credit Union and NCUA – The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) requires that all federal credit unions have a business continuity plan. No matter how big or small a credit union you are, make sure you are aware of the regulations used by the NCUA for audits. The NCUA uses key elements from the FFIEC IT […]
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Password management is always a challenge. Not only do users love to never change their password, they also like to keep it as simple as possible. Today we’re not going to dip our toe into the very deep water of how to write good password policy. We’re really here to show you how Shield can align […]
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At KingsBridge we make your business continuity planning easy by following our version of the K.I.S.S. principle – Keep It Simple and Straightforward. We simplify your plan writing and maintenance process through a feature called the Plan Markup table. Many Shield users leverage Plan Markup when they first set up Shield ‘out of the box’ […]
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Keeping your business continuity plan up-to-date with current information is critical to its success. At KingsBridge we recognize how important this is, which is why our Shield software helps you quickly import a CSV file of the latest information such as updated personnel, vendor lists etc. into the Data section of Shield. One question that […]
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