Why Oil & Gas Needs Incident Management Software Now More Than Ever
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Introduction: Why Traditional Risk Response No Longer Works The Oil & Gas sector has always had to manage risk. Fires, leaks, equipment failures, and regulatory scrutiny are not new. But the scale and complexity of these risks have changed. Operations now span international borders, rely heavily on digital systems, and face pressure from environmental and geopolitical...
Communications that fits your purpose
Have you ever asked yourself, what communications channels does your company use and are they truly fit for purpose? Your number one communications channel is probably e-mail. This is a fantastic tool when it is working well, but what would happen if your power was down or your IT network...
Best practice #6 – Practice makes perfect
In the previous blogs in this series on best practice in BC planning, I looked at identifying and mitigating the risks to your corporate environment, scenario planning, creating incident plans, supply chain resilience and crises communications that are fit for purpose. The next step in your BC planning should be...
Building business and community resilience together
Helping companies and communities to build resilience into their operations and networks is the mission that Crises Control was created to achieve. So when we were introduced to business transformation consultants, Alchemmy, and their Application for Resilient Communities (ARC) platform, we realised that we had found some kindred spirits. London is home...
Crises Control and ThreatSpike win Cyber Security Partnership of the Year 2017
I am delighted to announce that leading business disruption incident management tool, Crises Control, and cutting edge behavioural monitoring tool, ThreatSpike, have jointly won the category of Cyber Security Partnership of the Year in the prestigious CIR Risk Management Awards 2017. Crises Control and ThreatSpike win Cyber Security Partnership of the Year...
Crises Control exhibiting at Air Cargo Handling Conference 2017
Crises Control, the business continuity platform and quality assurance tool, is exhibiting at the Air Cargo Handling Conference 2017, to be held at the Corinthia Hotel, Budapest from 19-21 September. The airline industry is subject to a wide range of predictable events that have the potential to disrupt its smooth operations,...
Crises Control and ThreatSpike are finalists in Risk Management Awards 2017
I am delighted to announce that leading business disruption incident management tool, Crises Control, and cutting edge behavioural monitoring tool, ThreatSpike, have been jointly shortlisted for the prestigious CIR Risk Management Awards 2017, in the Cyber Security Product/Partnership of the Year. Crises Control and ThreatSpike recently joined forces to provide an...
BCI research confirms that social engineering is a top cause of cyber incidents
Research commissioned by Crises Control from the BCI for their annual cyber resilience report 2016 confirms much of what we already suspected about the changing nature of the cyber threat and the way that cyber criminals have found new ways past corporate perimeter security. 66% of respondents to the survey reported that...
If you are facing lions in the Coliseum, you need an exit strategy
The Romans could evacuate 50,000 people from the Coliseum within fifteen minutes. A remarkable feat of architectural planning, business continuity and resilience understanding. All of it done without modern day techniques and computer programmes and Health and Safety statutes. The current equivalent of the Coliseum is the football stadium, the...
Leading corporate resilience expert joins Crises Control
Introducing Richard Barnes - Corporate Resilience Expert Following my roles as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London, Chair of the London Resilience Forum and Chair of the 7 July Review Committee, I have been searching for a communications system that has the potential to enhance the resilience of cities and corporations...
