#39 -ISO PROCESS PLANNING & PROCESS AUDITING – JULIUS HEIN

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Julius HeinThe International Standard Organization (ISO) has always known that there is a definite relationship between Process Planning and Process Auditing. They connected those two activities in ISO 9001:2000. The manufacturers, of course, had to plan the Process Flow for a product from “Input” to “Output”. In general, the Internal and Third Party Auditors did not audit the Process Flow as directed in ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9001:2008. The Auditors audited mainly for compliance with the Standard.
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#39 – REDEFINING THE BUSINESS IMPACT ASSESSMENT – GEARY SIKICH

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UntitledREDEFINING THE BIA – USEFULNESS AND USES
If we agree on the basic premise that Business Continuity can be defined as sustaining what is critical to the enterprise’s survivability during periods of discontinuity; then we must recognize that the activity known as the Business Impact Assessment (Analysis) or BIA needs to be redefined.   The BIA, as currently practiced does not necessarily achieve the following:

  • Define what is critical to the organization.
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#39 – MISUNDERSTANDING OF RISKS – UMBERTO TUNESI

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IUmberto Tunesi pixt is generally accepted that modern industry and society is sufficiently well equipped to fight environmental risks, and that the practices in use are also sufficiently effective.

Nevertheless, tremendous mistakes have been – and will certainly be – made that led – and will lead – to the destruction of whole forests and of many animal species.

It may sound a bitter joke or a science fiction script that one day someone may come up with the idea that to save the Environment, population reduction  would be the best solution. Continue reading →

#38 – CERM RISK INSIGHTS 2014 CYBERSECURITY WEBINAR SERIES

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The title of the proposed 2014 cyber series is:  Changing Cyber Landscape

This year is going to be a banner year for cyber security.  Take a look at the following events.  The number of data breaches will increase.  More state actors from China, Russia, and even our allies will attempt to penetrate critical infrastructure.  More revelations on cyber intrusion of Federal facilities.  Further losses of personal identification information.  Heightened cyber warfare.  Significant data breaches growing exponentially.  Increasing cyber crime with material impacts.  Additional NSA revelations.  Increased privacy law breaches.  More regulatory penalties, shareholder lawsuits, and reputational damage.  And, the list goes on. Continue reading →