Recently, at the CMLS conference, a speaker was talking about the chaos COVID had recently caused, and asked “Who would have thought to have a pandemic plan at the ready?” I thought to myself “ALL of my clients who had me in to engage in risk management and business continuity planning in the past 14 … Read more
The pandemic has many companies’ employees working remotely, and – in the rush to transition to work-from-home – not every company fully explored the resultant information security ramifications. Following are some steps companies can take to reduce the cybersecurity risk for those workers, helping protect against disruption or loss of control over sensitive information assets. … Read more
Pandemic may lead to various outcomes, including employee illness of absenteeism, quarantine of individuals or groups, and may require shutting down service centers as people cannot or should not congregate. There may also be an impact to suppliers/vendors, as well as a possible financial impact to as uncertainty may lead to issues with member non-payment … Read more
It may seem like a cliché, but the rate of change for MLSs is continuing to increase, while numerous MLSs seem to run off the same plan year after year with minor focus changes. Some of the challenges identified in the NAR-commissioned “D.A.N.G.E.R. Report” back in 2015 seem increasingly more likely or are already evident … Read more
An information security incident can damage your reputation and cost a lot to recover from. Such breaches often are caused by the action or inaction of people associated with the company not handling the physical security of sensitive information properly. Every person working in an organization has a role to play in keeping information secure … Read more
