Business continuity plans are worthless unless they are periodically tested. The key to achieving resilience during a crisis is to incorporate testing as part of the overall business continuity ...

Many small businesses are able to continue to operate during a crisis, such as a weather-related emergency, because they have continuity plans. In addition to creating a continuity plan, your company ...

Discussion, creativity and validation make business continuity initiatives stronger. When IT teams run exercises to test a business continuity plan, they learn firsthand what works and what does not.

When we talk about business continuity, what usually comes to mind is disaster recovery, backup processes and resilience planning. These elements are critical, but there’s one aspect that’s often ...

Butcher, baker, beer bottle maker: exercising with your supply chain What are the advantages of running exercises with your critical suppliers? Harriet Wood provides a perspective from the brewing and ...

SIFMA issued the following statement from Charles DeSimone, SIFMA managing director, technology and operations, on SIFMA’s October 14, 2023 industry-wide business continuity test: “SIFMA and its ...

New York, NY, October 27, 2025 – SIFMA today issued the following statement from Charles DeSimone, SIFMA managing director, technology and operations, on SIFMA’s October 25, 2025 industry-wide ...

The business continuity plan may be backed by good technology and written documentation, but unless it’s brought out and tested every now and then, there is still a risk that everything may not work ...