Preparedness. According to Mirriam-Webster, preparedness is a noun indicating “the quality or state of being ready in advance.” All organizations need to be in a state of preparedness ahead of potential critical events or disruptive incidents. Depending on the severity, these events could impact normal operations, jeopardize revenue, or put lives at risk. And, preparedness […]
Last year alone, winter storms and cold waves across the US resulted in over $2.2 billion in losses and 24 fatalities. When a winter storm hits, it can (and most likely will) affect your business. For those of you who own a startup or small company, being prepared during a winter storm, or any storm […]
With Thanksgiving just one week away, I’m sure you’ve started to think about the upcoming holiday season. Cooking (or frying) a big butterball turkey, watching football games, and traveling to see friends and family are traditional Thanksgiving activities. In fact, AAA predicts 54.3 million Americans will journey 50+ miles from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 […]
Does your company have Organization Resilience? In other words, do you think your organization would be able to withstand dramatic impacts and still function? In this scenario, we are not talking about minor impacts, but major incidents such as, loss of a facility, loss or failure of information technology, loss of third-party service or product […]
People across the world view power outages as a minor inconvenience, at businesses it can be much more than that. Don’t believe me? Just look at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. On December 17th, just one week before Christmas (the busiest travel time of the year) Hartsfield-Jackson experienced a power outage. At first they thought the […]
Think about how much of your personal information is located on your completed W-2 form. Now, imagine if that information is handed over to a complete stranger…doesn’t sound ideal, does it? There is a phishing scam involving W-2 forms sweeping the nation this tax season and we all need to be prepared. For-profit organizations have […]
An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is a written document required by OSHA standards to facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies. A well-developed emergency plan and proper employee training will result in fewer and reduced severe employee injuries and less structural damage to the facility during emergencies. In the recent Ohio State […]
Beware Mac users because the Adobe Flash Player update scam is back. Over the weekend, what seemed to be a harmless pop-up on my MacBook appeared that my flash player was out of date and need to be updated. Adobe Flash has made several notices of the importance on updating your Flash Player regularly to […]
IS SOCIAL MEDIA RUINING YOUR COMPANY’S REPUTATION? Social media is a powerful tool that can help businesses communicate with their markets. This type of marketing can give your company a high level of advantages, as well as share several risks. It can take years for companies to build their reputations, however, it takes a matter […]
What Are These Pop Ups? Several iPhone users are concerned about the strange passcode requirements pop ups they have recently received on their mobile devices. The pop up states “Passcode Requirement: you must change your iPhone unlock passcode at this time.” These message pop ups have users concerned about their phone’s privacy and if they […]