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Preparing for unforeseen crises

Preparing for unforeseen crises

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Companies should always be prepared to handle disruptive events without compromising operations as far as possible, according to Thomas Phelan, one of the founders of United States Department of Homeland Security. Out of the many Incident Command System (ICS) 100 training programmes Phelan has conducted with companies, he named IBM, Boeing, Pearson Technologies and a subsidiary supermarket chain owned by Walmart, Asda, as examples of those with good Business Continuity-Disaster Recovery (BCDR) practices.

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Need For BCM In Both Public And Private Sectors, Says Fadillah

Need For BCM In Both Public And Private Sectors, Says Fadillah

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) -- The need to implement Business Continuity Management (BCM) in both the public and private sectors has become pertinent, says Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fadillah Yusof.

The BCM he said, is important to prevent common problems and risks, from interrupting the daily business flow.

"We are living in an interconnected world where common interests share common problems and risks to the continuity of business. Natural disasters, physical damage and cyber attacks are some of the shared risks to business continuity.

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