Why you absolutely cannot stare at the sun without eclipse glasses
Stocks of eclipse glasses are running low. That’s not an excuse to forget eye protection. If you’re going to stare at the sun during the upcoming solar eclipse on August […]
Critical Supplier/Supply Chain Management Assessment is now live
Participate today! BC Management’s BCM Service Provider/Critical Supplier/Supply Chain Management Assessment is now live through September 12, 2017. This survey will be used to assess BCM service providers (alternate site, […]
How drones are changing humanitarian disaster response
While so much of the news coverage about drones lately has focused on their negatives, like interfering with air traffic and the use of armed drones, they have also quietly […]
Why we love to play apocalypse
Why video games are obsessed with the apocalypse! For decades, video games have had a fascination with the end of the world. Why is it that we find it so […]
Why do eclipses cause apocalypse fears?
If you think an eclipse means doomsday, you are not the first! There’s a long and fascinating history of people believing that eclipses are a sign of the apocalypse. (Hopefully […]
What have we learned from the Aaron Driver case one year later?
A year ago Canada dodged a terrorist bullet when the almost 25-year old Muslim convert Aaron Driver climbed into a cab outside his sister’s home in Strathroy, a small town […]
Special offer: 2 BCM courses for the price of 1
Special offer! Back to school discount! All aboard! Heavy discount on our Business Continuity training classes in Ottawa! Register to the BCM Foundation Training and receive a free seat on […]
How to know if your solar eclipse glasses are real or fake
Amazon is offering a refund to customers who bought counterfeit eclipse glasses to watch the solar eclipse next week. The retail giant says the glasses may not come from a […]
What is 100 Resilient Cities?
100 Resilient Cities help cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. 100RC supports the […]
Take one for the team
We all need to do it at some point! There are good jobs and bad jobs. You know the kind of shitty jobs, that no one else wants to do […]
Is Winterfell a resilient castle?
Once again, everything comes back to Game of Thrones! While in the midst of preparations for an upcoming disaster at Winterfell, Sansa Stark displays true Chief Resilience Officer capabilities. Who […]
Information Security in the Harry Potter World
As I read through the Harry Potter series, I am bothered by the apparent dearth of secure ways to transmit information. I would like to review various methods of magic […]
A Game of Leaks and Spoilers: security lessons from latest HBO hack
HBO recently suffered a massive cyberattack, with hackers stealing 1.5 terabytes of data from inside its network, including upcoming episodes of shows such as Ballers and Room 104. But the […]
Major environmental disasters: July 2017
Relentless seasonal flooding that began in mid-June resulted in continued fatalities and damage across parts of Asia in July, causing an estimated US$11 billion in economic losses, according to Impact […]
Morning in Montreal is never standard; it’s ISOteric!
Montreal is 375 this year! Discover a morning in our home town and join us for our ISO training and certification. Registration to the Montreal training and certification: http://www.continuitylink.com/public/en/location.php?id=210 Visit […]
What really happens inside a PR crisis war room
There’s no shortage of corporate drama. Our news feeds have been clogged with an endless parade of companies unraveling before our eyes. Just a few examples: Uber, Tesla, that notorious […]
Building urban resilience in 100 cities worldwide
Last month, 100 Resilient Cities (pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation) unveiled the committee – a group of city chief executives who will contribute their expertise to the global resilience movement. […]
Using drones for Emergency Management
With new technology comes a variety of applications that can have tremendous benefits to organizations, society – and, of course, the way we handle emergency management. Technology gives emergency management […]
The worldwide standard for electronic documents is evolving
The PDF format exemplifies the value of standards. Had the specification for PDF not been published from the technology’s introduction in 1993, PDF would just be one of a dozen […]
How is the terrorist threat level determined?
One thing we have all gotten used to in the post 9/11 era is the question: at any given time how at risk are we from terrorism? In an effort […]
New law will change the way you use Facebook!
Everyone will be given sweeping new powers to see what tech companies know about them and have it deleted, under a new bill. UK’s Data Protection Bill will make it far […]
No more excuses
On holiday recently, I had time to reflect a bit, as we do; take stock and look at what I was doing and where I was going. What was influencing […]
Talking about my generation
Our relationship to the environment has changed over time. Which generation are you?
List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2017
The DEFCON conference happened in Las Vegas last week, and roughly 18,000 security researchers, IT professionals and hacking enthusiasts attended, so now feels like as appropriate a time as any […]
Bringing ports into the digital age
Today’s consumers expect fast shipping times and low costs. In order to cater to their needs, retailers are increasingly integrating logistics technology to innovate the process. That said, ports have […]
UK’s new Data Protection Bill, incorporating GDPR, expected in September
The UK’s Data Protection Bill, which was announced in last month’s Queen’s Speech, could be introduced in Parliament in just a few weeks—though it could be months before it becomes […]
Psychological resilience in U.S. military veterans
Although many cross-sectional studies have examined the correlates of psychological resilience in U.S. military veterans, few longitudinal studies have identified long-term predictors of resilience in this population. The current prospective […]
An update on Google’s fight to keep terror content off of YouTube
Yesterday, Google updated us on its fight to remove terrorism related content from YouTube. In the recent update on it’s official blog, YouTube described the video platform’s new steps to […]
Upcoming training opportunities in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean
ISO training and certification opportunities with ContinuityLink in August, September and October.
The surprising truths and myths about microchip implants
Microchip implants, now being offered to workers by some companies, do come with risks, but not the ones you might imagine. The tiny bump on the back of Dave Williams’ […]
Terrorism and mental illness make poor bedfellows
Most people have a hard time wrapping their heads around the sanity behind terrorism. Surely those who knowingly and willingly kill themselves by detonating a bomb strapped to their waist or […]
Upcoming training opportunities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Check out our upcoming training and certification opportunities in September, October and November.
