Crisis communication today goes far beyond a disaster or major business issue. It can be as small as a social media post gone viral. It can also be an opportunity. If you're prepared for it.
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Stuff happens
We are just not good at planning for the worst; instead we hope for the best. But sometimes stuff happens. If you haven't taken the time to do a full disaster recovery or business continuity plan, you can still take a few steps toward protecting your business when the creek does rise.
Could your business keep going if a Matthew hit here?
Planning for unexpected and unlikely is a hard thing. But ask businesses up and down the South Carolina coast how important it is to have an emergency plan. Hurricane, tornado. power outage, ransomware - the disaster may be different, but you need a response.
A hostage response plan for your data
Ransomware is a real threat to small businesses and even individuals. There are some steps you can take to be better protected against it; and others that will make it easier for you to survive an infection. Think of it as a hostage response plan for data-napping.
Businesses under siege
50 percent of small business were hacked in 2014. 85 percent of small businesses have been hacked at least once. the FBI says 'you will be hacked.' So what are you going to do about it? The odds aren't in your favor but that doesn't mean there isn't help.
What small businesses can learn from Ebola
The Ebola outbreak is incredibly serious and not to be taken lightly. But there are lessons being learned - we hope - through some early mistakes that will help other hospitals manage contagions like this one more effectively. And these same lessons can be applied to small businesses in our own emergency planning. Check it out.