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Horizon scanning or crying wolf?
As professional risk and safety managers, it is part of our remit to warn colleagues of emerging risks before they occur so that preventative action can be taken and the worst effects of the risk

Maximise Time: A Key Factor in Crisis Management
At the core of crisis management lies the need to transition from a reactive stance to a proactive one. This shift enables us to anticipate challenges, mobilise resources, and chart a course towards resolution. It’s

Why Investing in Incident Management Team Training Could Be The Best Decision You Make This Year
The unsettling truth is that many organisations find themselves on the back foot when disaster strikes – not because of a lack of effort, but due to a lack of preparedness or familiarisation with response

What is the Price of Integrity?
Over the last 12 months, there have been countless examples that might, at the very least “raise an eyebrow” to an individual’s values and which, in some cases, have been so severe it has been

Don’t Let Scammers Spoil Your Festive Season:
Stay Alert and Secure from Scammers! Recently, I received a phishing email – apparently from my managing director. Cybercriminals are getting craftier, using data gathered from social media, news and company websites to impersonate who

The Importance of Exercising Resilience Plans
Read on to find out why exercising your plans and procedures is invaluable. Missed Opportunities The most common of the Business Continuity Institutes six Professional Practices that are often overlooked are empowering and validation. Both

Are you at risk from an Insider Threat?
An insider threat is a security risk that manifests from inside your organisation. Your employees, contractors, and third-party suppliers all have the potential to become an insider threat. These people have access to your organisation’s

Logging and recording during a crisis
Yousaf denies misleading parliament over WhatsApps – BBC News Boris Johnson says WhatsApps for Covid inquiry recovered – BBC News Covid inquiry: Welsh government WhatsApps may have been deleted – BBC News The advent of

Lest We Forget
Remembering our service people this November Like many others at this time of year, our thoughts are with those who have sacrificed so much to protect others, at home and overseas. On Remembrance Day, we

Inverroy Log Keeper Course Achieves Certification
Inverroy Crisis Management has been granted CPD certification for its Log Keeper course. The specially designed course is for those who have to scribe events when dealing with an incident. Matthew Wardner, Inverroy Crisis Management

Staying Resilient When Faced with Loss of Personnel
The loss of a key member of the team is one of the disruption factors when looking at business continuity or resilience. We often hear that “HR has a succession plan” or similar, but is

Inverroy team hope for a major win at prestigious international awards
Two senior team members from Edinburgh-based Inverroy Crisis Management have been selected as finalists at the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Europe Awards 2023. The company’s Managing Director Matthew Wardner has been nominated for the Resilience