Episodes
Sept. 14, 2017
Testing BCM and DR Plans - Part 3: Test Findings and Summary
In our final part of the 3 part series on testing BCP/DR plans, we focus on what you should be doing during the test, how to collect findings information and how to package the information for Executive consumption. All to of...
Sept. 7, 2017
Testing BCM and DR Plans - Part 2: Test Types and Planning
Carrying on from our last episode, this week's show focuses on the various ways we can test our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans; from basic walkthroughs to full scale simulations. We'll discuss how to start do...
Aug. 31, 2017
Testing BCM and DR Plans - Part 1: Buy In and Value
We can spent allot of resources on creating Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Emergency Response plans full of content that might help us during a disaster but the content doesn't mean a thing if it hasn't been valid...
Aug. 24, 2017
BCM and DR: Preparing for Our Pets
Have you ever watched news reports after disasters and seen animals wandering looking for their owners, or owners upset because they can't find their pets? You've probably seen the scenes - they pull at our heart strings. Thi...
Aug. 17, 2017
BCM nd DR: Fire Protection and Fire Services
When people think of Fire Services the first thing that comes to mind is usually a large fire truck with sirens blaring, heading towards black smoke, yet there is so much more to Fire Protection than just red trucks, fire hos...
Aug. 10, 2017
BCM and DR: What is Resiliency?
Resiliency; a term very misunderstood and communicated in the BCM/DR industry. Some believe it's a product you buy off a shelf while others think they can hire someone to come in for a short time and suddenly their organizati...
Aug. 3, 2017
Communications
In this week's episode we talk about one of the most critical aspects of any Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery program - communications! Communication is highly misunderstood and many individuals, organizations and comm...
July 27, 2017
BCM/DR: A General Perspective
In this episode of Preparing for the Unexpected, we will talk with long-time BCM and Information Security expert, Alvaro Orrantia. We'll be discussing BCM / DR programs at the overview level and touch on some key concepts wit...
July 20, 2017
BCM Project and Program Management
Quite often BCM/DR professionals will find their efforts fall off the rails and their disaster and business continuity programs aren't running as smoothly as they'd expected. That's because they may not be are of some key asp...
July 13, 2017
Emergency Management
This episode will focus on Emergency and Disaster Management, and how academia and certification and the training of individuals helps with the development and execution of appropriate disaster plans. We will also touch base ...