In the Spotlight
11 reference briefings, reviewed and updated by our analysts. Each one ends with answers to the questions readers ask most.
- Disasters That Shaped Business Continuity Planning: From Mainframes to the CloudFrom 1980s hot sites to the 2024 CrowdStrike outage: the disasters that changed how organizations plan for continuity, and the lesson each one left behind.Reviewed Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Business Continuity Careers: Roles, Paths and What Employers Look ForA practitioner's map of business continuity careers: roles from analyst to head of resilience, entry routes, the skills that count, portfolios and interviews.Reviewed Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Business Continuity Certifications Compared: Which One Fits Your Career StageDRI, BCI, ISO 22301 lead implementer and auditor, IAEM CEM and security credentials compared: what each signals, how it is kept current, and when to pick it.Reviewed Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- Business Interruption Insurance and Continuity Planning: How the Two Fit TogetherHow business interruption insurance and continuity planning fit: triggers, waiting periods, contingent cover, why COVID-19 claims failed, and setting limits.Reviewed Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Business Continuity Plan Table of Contents: An Annotated Sample OutlineA modern annotated table of contents for a business continuity plan: what each section must contain, ISO 22301 and NFPA 1660 mappings, and a one-page version.Reviewed Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Surviving a BCM Audit or Regulatory ExaminationHow internal audits, regulatory exams and ISO 22301 certification audits differ, what examiners want, how to build an evidence pack, and how to handle findings.Reviewed Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Duty of Care and Business Continuity: What Employers Owe Their People in a CrisisWhat employers owe their people in a crisis: the OSHA general duty clause, emergency action plans, travelers, remote staff, contractors and aftercare.Reviewed Monday, March 30, 2026
- Ransomware Downtime: Why the Outage Costs More Than the RansomThe ransom is rarely the big cost of a ransomware attack. How to estimate downtime from BIA data, who owns the outage, and how to keep working during recovery.Reviewed Tuesday, February 3, 2026
- Inside an Emergency Operations Center: How It Works and What Businesses Can LearnHow a public emergency operations center works: activation levels, organizational models, the situation reporting cycle, and lessons for corporate crisis rooms.Reviewed Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Pandemic and Infectious-Disease Continuity Planning: Lessons From Ebola to COVID-19What SARS, H1N1, Ebola and COVID-19 taught continuity planners: planning assumptions, phased triggers, essential functions, supply chains and return to work.Reviewed Tuesday, November 18, 2025
- Public–Private Partnerships in Emergency Management: How Businesses Plug InHow businesses connect with emergency management: FEMA's NBEOC, state business EOCs, InfraGard, ISACs, CISA, LEPCs and re-entry programs, plus a 90-day plan.Reviewed Tuesday, October 14, 2025
