"Having an institution-wide Business Continuity (Disaster Recovery) Plan is a regulatory requirement for financial institutions and a must-have for government agencies. Your organization's BCP creates the foundation for your prevention and recovery efforts for both ""traditional"" and ""non-traditional"" disasters, including a pandemic. What organizations often overlook are the issues relating to resource allocation -- the necessary ""people,...

"Organizations understand the need for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in the face of natural, man-made and pandemic disasters. But what about Business Resiliency, which brings together multiple disciplines to ensure minimal disruption in the wake of a disaster? Business Resiliency is the combination of Crisis Management, Incident Response, Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery into one succinct set of processes and capabilities...

"All employers have an obligation to exercise a reasonable duty of care in hiring. In addition, many organizations have a legal duty to not employ individuals with certain enumerated criminal records. There are a number of steps that employers can take in the hiring process to reduce their risk when hiring. First, organizations must carefully review and audit their hiring program, including their application, interview and past employment chec...