Drakeview linked to my recent post “What If?” in which I talked about the need to plan ahead for the possible aftermath from another terrorist attack in their piece about the importance of security programs. They cite a Conference Board survey on security programs in companies of various sizes. Security programs are designed to help businesses plan for the inevitable “bumps in the road” or even “major road blocks and detours” that inevitably get in the way of day-to-day operations of any going concern.
“Security is strongest among “critical-industries” those that typically have to dedicate resources to make sure that their essential products and services are reliable and available – transportation, energy and utilities, financial services, media and telecommunications, information technology, and healthcare. They have a lot of experience with minor recurring service disruptions brought about by weather or natural disaster. They can prepare for a somewhat reliable set of circumstances – hurricanes are going to blow, blizzards are going to fall, forest fires are going to burn. Only the date and duration of these events are unknown.”
Small businesses are the least prepared, and the most vulnerable. In addition to the suggestions I raised, they point out that it is possible to purchase insurance to cover such losses. It is not a standard part of business insurance in many cases, but it is probably worth considering adding such coverage, for as we all know, “stuff happens.”
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