Risk and Resilience Blog

Welcome to the Cambridge Risk Solutions risk and resilience blog — practical insights on business continuity, crisis management, information security and more, written by people who work in the field every day.
Fire extinguisher behind break glass panel in an office corridor — the emergency plan nobody reaches for

Your Business Continuity Plan Exists. So Why Did Nobody Use It?

In my experience, organisations that come to me for consultancy often share a similar story. They had a business continuity plan in place, sometimes one ...
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A gloved hand on a computer mouse next to a keyboard, with a patient record displayed on a hospital computer screen in the background

The NHS doesn’t have a data security problem. It has a culture problem.

The NHS doesn’t have a data security problem. It has a culture problem. This week, Cambridge University Hospitals referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office ...
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Aerial view of a stone architectural maze with a clear navy blue path marked through it, representing navigation through complex ISO standards

ISO Spaghetti: Why the Standards Landscape Is Confusing (and What to Do About It)

The five standards worth knowing about ISO Spaghetti: Why the Standards Landscape Is Confusing (and What to Do About It) I have lost count of ...
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Aerial view of a port at dusk with a network of connected transport and logistics icons overlaid, illustrating supply chain interdependency.

The cyber law your organisation probably doesn’t need to worry about — and why that might be exactly the problem

The cyber law your organisation probably doesn’t need to worry about — and why that might be exactly the problem The Cyber Security and Resilience ...
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Teenager holding a smartphone displaying an age verification prompt — illustrating the data protection challenges of the UK social media ban for under-16s

Banning Social Media for Under-16s: The Data Protection Question Nobody’s Answering

Banning Social Media for Under-16s: The Data Protection Question Nobody’s Answering So it’s official. This morning, the Prime Minister stood in Downing Street and announced ...
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Eroding coastline path — disruption is a gradual slope, not a cliff edge

The Problem with MTPD

The Problem with MTPD. There is a number buried in every business impact analysis that drives more planning decisions than almost anything else: the Maximum ...
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