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Resiliency: 2 Experts, 15 Pointers

December 23, 2009

Bruce McIndoe, president of iJET Intelligence Risk Systems, says that “while companies may be looking at places to cut back, it’s also the time for security to take a proactive approach and band together and share with human resources, risk management, IT and others.” McIndoe stresses evaluation and analysis.

Evaluate:

·         Travel risk management

·         Asset risk management

·         Supply chain risk management

·         Resiliency policies and practices

Analyze:

·         Current, potential future challenges

·         Your program compared to industry peers, standards

·         Successes to build upon, failures to correct

·         Next steps to take

Carey Boethel, vice president, security solutions at Siemens Industry Building Technologies div., observes that the biggest mistake security can make is to think that business-threatening disasters “can’t happen to you.”

Don’t forget to:

·         Take a holistic view of building technologies

·         Have a comprehensive preventive maintenance program

·         Backup security data routinely

·         Store critical security data off-site

·         Create and test a mass notification system

·         Protect HVAC systems

·         Prioritize before, during and after events

Check out the latest Security Magazine article on continuity at http://www.securitymagazine.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000716907