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'''Business Continuity Management'''
  
 
This is a list of possible [[Threat|threats]] to an organization.  From this list, the [[Organization BCM Coordinator]] together with the BC Team is required to identify and extract the likely and high-impact threats that will affect your organization.  Sometimes, this list of threats may be re-organized into Four primary scenarios of internal and external threats: Denial of Access, Unavailability of People, Disruption of Supply Chain, and Equipment and IT-related Disruption.
 
This is a list of possible [[Threat|threats]] to an organization.  From this list, the [[Organization BCM Coordinator]] together with the BC Team is required to identify and extract the likely and high-impact threats that will affect your organization.  Sometimes, this list of threats may be re-organized into Four primary scenarios of internal and external threats: Denial of Access, Unavailability of People, Disruption of Supply Chain, and Equipment and IT-related Disruption.
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This list of threats is applicable to both crisis management and crisis communication.  It forms the first two set of the 7 sets of the crisis scenarios.  The rationale is that when it comes to a crisis, management will regards threats
  
 
== Denial of Access ==
 
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Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises, to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:  
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Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:07, 13 January 2020

Analysing And Reviewing The Risks For Business Continuity Planning BUY!
Part 1: List of Threats

Business Continuity Management

This is a list of possible threats to an organization. From this list, the Organization BCM Coordinator together with the BC Team is required to identify and extract the likely and high-impact threats that will affect your organization. Sometimes, this list of threats may be re-organized into Four primary scenarios of internal and external threats: Denial of Access, Unavailability of People, Disruption of Supply Chain, and Equipment and IT-related Disruption.

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication

This list of threats is applicable to both crisis management and crisis communication. It forms the first two set of the 7 sets of the crisis scenarios. The rationale is that when it comes to a crisis, management will regards threats

Denial of Access

Denial of Access includes all threats that will result in the denial of access/availability to people, processes, infrastructure, and partners/suppliers. This could range from a flood keeping you from entering the office premises to a power outage disrupting work. Below is the full list of possible Denial of Access threats:

  • Blizzard
  • Clouds
  • Cyclone
  • Drought
  • Duststorm
  • Flood
  • Flash Flood
  • Fog/ Haze
  • Heat Wave
  • Hurricane
  • Lightning
  • Rain
  • Snow
  • Thunder
  • Tornado
  • Tropical storm
  • Typhoon
  • Weather front
  • Water Spout
  • Wind
  • Wind Storm
  • Fire Storm
  • Fire - Wild, Rural or Urban
  • Terrorism
  • Bomb Threat/Explosion
  • Power Outage
  • Earthquake Tremors

Unavailability of People

  • Labour Dispute/ Strike
  • Infectious Disease/ Pandemic
  • Workplace Safety
  • Workplace Violence
  • Loss of Key Appointment Holders
  • Mishandling of Hazardous Materials
  • Haze

Disruption of Supply Chain

  • Loss of Specialized Vendor/ Partner/ Supplier
  • Regulatory or Legal Violation
  • Default of Key Debtors
  • Accidents (i.e. Aviation, Rail, Maritime, Vehicular)

Equipment and IT-related Disruption

  • IT Failure (i.e. Hardware, Software)
  • Network Failure (i.e. Local and Wide Network)"
  • IT Sabotage
  • Telecommunications Failure (phone line)
  • Facilities and Equipment Failure (i.e. Air-con, Lift, Transformer, HVAC, UPS, Backup Generator)