Electronic Tabletop Training is the Next Revolution in Preparing for Disasters and Emergencies. By Lt. Joseph Pangaro CPM, CSO A flood, an active shooter, a tornado, civil unrest or a hurricane are all disasters no matter their origin; man created, or nature created. The danger these situations bring is counted in lives lost and millions... Continue Reading →
Whether you’re considering malicious data breaches or unintentional data exposures – 2019 has been rife with cybersecurity crises. Increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats continue to permeate businesses, healthcare providers and local governments around the world while rising geopolitical tensions further open opportunities for cyberwarfare. Emerging in the wake of June’s particularly hostile developments between the US... Continue Reading →
What invokes organizational survivability? At BeST, we carry out a great number of crisis simulations across a wide range of industries. Regardless of the nature of the crisis or the industry of the organization, we often see organizations allocate all of their resources to the immediate management of a crisis, without accounting for the requirements... Continue Reading →
Co Authored by Chelsea Zfaz and Dr. Moty Cristal Early morning on March 22, technical issues began interfering with the normal functioning of the City of Atlanta’s computer systems. It quickly came to light that a number of these systems had fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The entry point for the attack was a... Continue Reading →
What happens when a city’s critical infrastructure is targeted by cyber criminals? Are there mechanisms in place to ensure operational continuity of the vast network of municipal services? Could traffic be disrupted? Sensitive citizen information leaked? We are thrilled to be presenting one of our latest Crisis Management Simulations at the MuniExpo in Tel Aviv... Continue Reading →
Crisis is a matter of “when,” not “if.” And the larger and more global the company, the greater the exposure to risk. 