Paul O'Brien

For too long, Business Continuity has been strangled by compliance rituals. Moving from "embedding" to "embracing" requires shifting focus from static slide decks to workforce culture. Discover how to build an active, instinctive resilience capability.

For over 25 years, the spam folder has been our digital safety net. While protocols like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC have driven bulk junk away from our inboxes, the risk of false positives keeps us auditing it. Here is how filtering evolved—and why the junk folder persists.

Building a sustainable Business Continuity Management System requires getting the sequence right. Discover how applying Professional Practice 1 (PP1) principles—from initial scope boundaries to executive policy and governance—creates a solid foundation before moving into PP2.

After a strict online proctoring check and 90 minutes of high-stakes, scenario-based questions, I passed the CBCI exam. Here is an honest breakdown of the exam experience, the nuance behind the GPG 7.0 questions, and my next steps toward AMBCI membership.

Hiring a Business Continuity Professional doesn't mean delegating operational risk. From executive misconceptions to the 'Saviour Myth', here is why true resilience requires Top Management to own the risk while the BC Manager acts as the inquisitive architect.

HEY Email re-engineers inbox triage with features like The Screener and The Feed. But with proprietary app lock-in and no IMAP support, does 37signals' opinionated model make sense for you?

Terrestrial internet and 4G/5G failovers depend on shared infrastructure that fails in a blackout. Discover how Starlink provides a sovereign, off-grid lifeline for UK businesses.

All the preparedness in the world won't save an organisation during a crisis if its leaders and staff haven't truly embraced a culture of resilience. Here are the 7 deadly excuses that stand in the way of true readiness.