Preparing for Incident Response

Posted July 1st, 2010 by Jason

Having a solid incident response capability isn’t an accident.  It’s the result of focused preparation, training and culture.  Incidents come at unexpected times, frequently with little warning, and can have a severe impact on an organization.  It’s during these times that inadequate planning, documentation and missing tools become painfully apparent.  That high level incident response [...]

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Learning from BP’s Response to the Gulf Disaster

Posted May 31st, 2010 by Jason

One of the most disheartening things about the Gulf of Mexico disaster is to watch BP, the government and other involved parties appear to make up their response as they go along.  Aren’t oil companies required to plan for failures and how to recover from them?  As it turns out yes, they are.  Tonight I [...]

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